Vinod B. Annigeri, R.S. Deshpande, Ravindra Dholakia, editors.
Singapore :
Springer,
[2018]
1 online resource :
illustrations
India Studies in Business and Economics
Includes bibliographical references.
Intro; Foreword; A Brief About the Founder President; About the Volume; Tribute; Prelude; Contents; About the Editors; 1 Sacrifice Ratio and Cost of Inflation for the Indian Economy; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Concept of the Sacrifice Ratio; 3 Methods to Estimate the Sacrifice Ratio; 4 Sacrifice Ratio in India; 5 Cost of Inflation in India; 6 Concluding Remarks; References; 2 Financing Education in Gandhi's Thought Perspective; Abstract; 3 Making of State Agricultural Policy: A Demonstration; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Decoding Agricultural Policy
2.2 ICP 20112.3 An Assessment of PWTs; 2.4 The Next Generation of PWT; 2.5 The Maddison Project; 3 Major Contributions to the Literature Before 2010; 3.1 A Comprehensive Study by Barro and Sala-I-Martin for the Period 1960-2000; 3.1.1 Basic Facts; 3.1.2 Analysis of the Empirical Determinants of Economic Growth and Convergence; 3.2 The Growth Report; 4 Major Contributions to the Literature Since 2010; 4.1 Barro's (2012) Tests of Beta- and Sigma-Convergence; 4.2 Jones (2016)-The Facts of Economic Growth; 4.2.1 Growth at the Frontier; 4.2.2 The Spread of Economic Growth
3 Overview of India's Agricultural Policymaking and Development4 Agricultural Policy-An Experience of Seven Decades; 4.1 Federalism and Agricultural Policy; 5 Farming in the Deccan Plateau: Characteristic Features; 5.1 Characteristic Features of Agro-climatic Regions in the Deccan Plateau; 6 Moving Towards a Policy; 7 State-Wise Constraints and Initiatives Required; 8 Conclusions; Appendix; References; 4 Make in India: Policy Drives and Challenges; Abstract; 1 Preamble; 2 Timing of Make in India Mission; 2.1 Economic Rationale; 3 Operationalizing Inclusive Growth; 4 Recent Export Pessimism
4.2.3 Development Accounting4.3 Nayyar (2013) on Catch-Up: Developing Countries in the World Economy; 4.3.1 Basic Facts; 4.3.2 Catch-Up in Industrialization Since 1950; 4.3.3 Catch-Up, Inequality and Poverty; 4.4 Sachs (2015) on the Unequal World; 4.5 Economic History Perspective-Craft and O'Rourke (2014) on the Twentieth Century Growth; 4.6 Jorgenson (2016) on India and China in the New World Order; 4.7 Vu (2013) on Developing Asia in the World Economy; 4.8 Productivity Convergence Literature; 5 Related Contributions; 5.1 Piketty (2014) on Wealth and Income Inequality
5 Need for New Strategies6 Policy Challenges on Make in India; 6.1 Tending to Domestic Production; 6.2 Raising Growth Rates; 6.3 Widen the Base for Industrialization; 6.4 On Agriculture Diversification; 6.5 Raising Investment Rates; 6.6 Foreign Direct Investments; 6.7 Employment Creation; 6.8 Take-off on Export Front; 7 Make in India for National Security; 8 A Policy Package on Make in India; References; 5 Glimpses of the Literature on International Inequality and Catch-Up; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Data Sets for International Comparisons; 2.1 The International Comparison Program
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This book discusses economic development in general and selected public policy issues with a focus on philosophy, Gandhian thoughts and sectoral issues in the Indian context. It presents scholarly contributions on growth and development in India, with particular emphasis on human development in connection with the economy of India and selected developing countries. It brings to the forefront a body of knowledge on philosophy and ethical issues within the domain of public policies relating to development in today's world. The book includes contributions from leading economists and covering a range of issues such as the Indian government's current 'Make in India' drive, the role of the World Bank, managing educational finances, development and higher education policy, inflation, decentralization, inequality, regional development, and linkages between health, nutrition and education. Accordingly, the book not only offers a useful resource for academics, economists and development practitioners, but also has important implications for public policymaking.
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