Indian economy : its development experience
by V. K. Puri.
- 42nd ed.
- Mumbai : Himalaya Publishing House, 2024.
- 892 p.
Table of Contents : Preface and contents Acronyms part 1: Economic development : a theoretical background Chapter 1: Economic growth, development and underdevelopment Chapter 2: Economic and human development Chapter 3: The environment and development Select readings for issues discussed in part I Part-II Structure of the Indian economy Chapter 4: Colonialism underdevelopment of the Indian economy Chapter 5: Nature of the Indian economy Chapter 6: Natural resources Chapter 7: Infrastructure Chapter 8: The population growth and economic development Chapter 9: Some demographic issues Chapter 10: Human resource development: education and health Chapter 11: Labour force growth and occupational pattern Chapter 12: Employment and unemployment in India Chapter 13: Capital formation in India Chapter 14: National income of India: macroeconomic overview Chapter 15: Poverty in India Chapter 16: Income inequalities in India Select readings for issues discussed in part II Part-III Basic issues in agriculture Chapter 17: Indian agriculture: role, nature and cropping pattern Chapter 18: issues in Indian agriculture policy and rural development Chapter 19: Agriculture production and productivity trends Chapter 20: Land reforms Chapter 21: Agriculture inputs and green revolution Chapter 22: Agriculture finance and marketing Chapter 23: Agriculture prices and agricultural price policy Chapter 24: Agriculture subsidies and food security in India Chapter 25: Agriculture Labour Select readings for issues discussed in part-III Part-IV The industrial sector and services in Indian economy Chapter 26: Industrial development during the post-independence period Chapter 27: Some major industries of India Chapter 28: Small- scale and cottage industries Chapter 29: Industrial policy Chapter 30: Public sector in the Indian economy Chapter 31: Privatization of public sector enterprises: the disinvestment programme in India Chapter 32: Some issues related to private sector Chapter 33: Industrial sickness in India Chapter 34: Labour relations and social security Chapter 35: Services sector in Indian economy Select readings for issues discussed in part-IV Part-V Foreign trade and foreign capital Chapter 36: India's foreign trade: value, composition and direction Chapter 37: India's balance of payments Chapter 38: Trade policy of the government of India Chapter 39: Foreign capital and aid Chapter 40: India's exchange rate policy, foreign exchange reserves and capital account convertibility Chapter 41: Multinational corporations, FERA and FEMA Chapter 42: Globalisation and its impact on the Indian economy Chapter 43: WTO and India Select readings for issues discussed in part V Part-VI Money, banking and fiance Chapter 44: Price trends and inflation Chapter 45: Indian money market Chapter 46: Commercial banking in India Chapter 47: The reserve bank of India Chapter 48: Capital market in India Chapter 49: Institutional financing Select readings for issues discussed in part VI Part-VII public finance Chapter 50: The Indian tax structure Chapter 51: Public expenditure in India: trends and issues Chapter 52: Public debt India Chapter 53: India's fiscal policy Chapter 54: Federal finance in India Chapter 55: Economic planning- Rationale, features and objectives Chapter 56: The strategy of planning Chapter 57: Regional planning in India Chapter 58: Black economy in India Chapter 59: A review of economic performance since independence Chapter 60: Economic reforms and liberalisation Chapter 61: Covid and Indian economy Supplementary chapter Index