"Papers included in this volume were presented at a conference on "Political Economy of Contemporary India" held at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai (IGIDR) in November 2014."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Political Economy of Contemporary India; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Maps; List of Figures and Pictures; Preface; 1 Introduction: From 'Intermediate Regime' to Crony Capitalism; Introduction; I India's Political Economy: An Overview; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; II A Synoptic View of the Contributions; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; III; Endnotes; References; Economy-wide Considerations; 2 The Relationship between the Reserve Bank and the Government of India: Political Economy of Central Banking in India; Introduction; Central Banking till 1985: A Hindu Marriage.
Distribution of EnterprisesPoverty Incidence 1994-2012; Rural poverty; Incidence of urban poverty, 1994-2012; Education and Health Indicators; Literacy rate; Educational status of the workforce; Health indicators; Possible Explanations; History of land tenure and incentive structure; Political regimes; Populism in Tamil Nadu; Party-society of West Bengal; A case study of PDS; Conclusion; Endnotes; Reference; 6 India's Agricultural Development: A Regional Perspective; Introduction; Regions in Indian History; Agrarian Regions: A Comparative Picture; Agrarian Regions: Pathways of Change.
Forging a Dual-Track System: India's Distinctive Dynamic of Institutional ChangeThe segmented policy process; The dual-track power sector; The sustainability of the state-market hybrid; Conclusion; Endnotes; References; Political Economy by Regions of India; 4 Political Economy of a Dominant Caste; Introduction; Multiple Crises of the Marathas; Discourse of Backwardness; Internal Stratification and Community Claims; Conclusion; Endnotes; References; 5 Populism and Party: Society Developmental Regimes in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal; Introduction; Dynamics of Economic Growth.
TelanganaSaurashtra, Gujarat; North and North East Rajasthan; Malwa region, Madhya Pradesh; Some estimates of state support to agriculture; And those lagging behind ... ; What does One Make of This?; Endnotes; References; Urban Labour Markets; 7 Public Sector Employment: What has Changed?; Introduction; Employment and Wages: Official Series; Employment size; The employment structure; Public sector wages; Alternative Estimates Based on the NSS Data; A suggested hypothesis; Understanding the Size and Trends; Conclusion; Endnotes; References.
The Phase of Monetary Targeting (1986-1998): Emergence of a Joint Family SystemMore Recent Period: Cracks in the Joint Family or Adulthood of the RBI; Liberalising capital account of the BoP; Public debt and the RBI; To reduce or not to reduce (repo rate): the Hamletian dilemma of Central Banking; Shape of things to come; Conclusion; Annex 1: list of RBI Governors; Endnotes; References; 3 The Limits of Liberalization: The Power Sector; Introduction; Electricity Subsidies: Continuity and Change in the 'Basic Political Equilibrium'; Agricultural power; Plural elites.
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