The Indian Economy Sixty Years after Independence

Table of Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
List of Tables......Page 12
Authors’ Affiliations......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 15
1 Introduction to the Volume......Page 16
Part I: Mega Trends in India – Economics and Politics......Page 20
2 Coalitions and Consequences: Historical, Economic, Social and Political Considerations from India/Learnership and Leadership in India, 1948–2008......Page 22
3 The Indian Economy: Current Performance and Short-run Prospects......Page 32
Part II: Emerging Issues in Fiscal Policy in India......Page 54
4 A Decade of World Bank Sub-National Policy-Based Lending to India: A Retrospective......Page 56
5 Pension Reform in India......Page 84
Part III: India’s External Sector......Page 108
6 Export Performance in the Reform Era: Has India Regained the Lost Ground?......Page 110
7 Manufacturing Protection in India Since Independence......Page 131
8 Free Trade Arrangement between India and Japan: An Exploratory Analysis......Page 152
Part IV: Trends and Prospects for India’s Social Sector......Page 168
9 Human Development in India: Past Trends and Future Challenges......Page 170
10 Microfinance, Self-Help Groups and Empowerment in Maharashtra......Page 194
11 Urban Vulnerability Reduction: Regulations & Beyond......Page 215
Part V: Sectoral Issues......Page 228
12 Agricultural Trade Policies and Rural Poverty: Where is India Heading?......Page 230
13 Market Integration in Indian Agriculture......Page 248
14 Supermarkets, Smallholders and Livelihoods Prospects in Selected Asian Countries......Page 262
15 Privatisation and Foreign Direct Investment: The Indian Experience......Page 278
16 India’s Great Vulnerability: Energy Insecurity......Page 294
17 Economic Determinants of Newsprint Consumption in India: A Time Series Analysis......Page 303
C......Page 314
G......Page 315
L......Page 316
O......Page 317
S......Page 318
V......Page 319
Z......Page 320