Table of Contents :
Section-I Economic development in post- independent India
Chapter 1: Basic issues in economic development
Chapter 2: Economic development : factors and strategies
Chapter 3: India's economy at independence
Chapter 4: Economic planning: evolution and strategy
Chapter 5: Economic reforms and liberalisation
Chapter 6: Demography and development
Chapter 7: Land reforms
Chapter 8: Growth and structural changes since 1951
Section-II growth and distribution
Chapter 9: Poverty in India
Chapter 10: Unemployment and employment perspective
Chapter 11: Economic inequality in India
Section-III Current perspectives in agriculture
Chapter 12: Agriculture :role and growth performance
Chapter 13: Agricultural price policy, food management and food security
Section-IV Current perspective in industry and services
Chapter 14: Industrial policy
Chapter 15: Industrial growth and structure since 1951
Chapter 16: Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSEs)
Chapter 17: Public sector in the Indian economy
Chapter 18: Services in the Indian growth process
Chapter 19: Foreign direct investment
Section-V Financial sector and external sector
Chapter 20: The financial sector: structure, performance and reforms
Chapter 21: Foreign trade and trade policy
Chapter 22: Balance of payments
Chapter 23: India and the WTO
Chapter 24: Indian economy today: an overview, comparative perspective and covid-19 impact
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