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The Indian Economy Sixty Years after Independence

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  • © 2008

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  1. Raghbendra Jha

    1. Australia South Asia Research Centre, Australian National University, Australia

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. An Introduction to the Volume

    1. An Introduction to the Volume

      • Raghbendra Jha
      Pages 1-3

  3. Mega Trends in India—Economics and Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Coalitions and Consequences: Learnership and Leadership in India, 1948–2008

      • Robin Jeffrey
      Pages 7-16

    3. The Indian Economy: Current Performance and Short-Term Prospects

      • Raghbendra Jha
      Pages 17-38

  4. Emerging Issues in Fiscal Policy in India

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. A Decade of World Bank Sub-National Policy-Based Lending to India: A Retrospective

      • Stephen Howes, Deepak Mishra, V. J. Ravishankar
      Pages 41-68

    3. Pension Reform in India

      • Mukul G. Asher
      Pages 69-91

  5. India’s External Sector

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Export Performance in the Reform Era: Has India Regained the Lost Ground?

      • Prema-Chandra Athukorala
      Pages 95-115

    3. Manufacturing Protection in India Since Independence

      • Garry Pursell, Nalin Kishor, Kanupriya Gupta
      Pages 116-136

    4. Free Trade Arrangement Between India and Japan: An Exploratory Analysis

      • Kaliappa Kalirajan, Swapan Bhattacharya
      Pages 137-151

  6. Trends and Prospects for India’s Social Sector

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Human Development in India: Past Trends and Future Challenges

      • Anil B. Deolalikar
      Pages 155-178

    3. Microfinance, Self-Help Groups and Empowerment in Maharashtra

      • Raghav Gaiha, Mani Arul Nandhi
      Pages 179-199

    4. Urban Vulnerability Reduction: Regulations and Beyond

      • V. Thiruppugazh
      Pages 200-212

  7. Sectoral Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Agricultural Trade Policies and Rural Poverty: Where is India Heading?

      • Garry Pursell, Peter Warr
      Pages 215-232

    3. Market Integration in Wholesale Rice Markets in India

      • Raghbendra Jha, K. V. Bhanu Murthy, Anurag Sharma
      Pages 233-246

    4. Supermarkets, Smallholders and Livelihoods Prospects in Selected Asian Countries

      • Raghav Gaiha, Ganesh Thapa
      Pages 247-262
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Provides a detailed analysis of the achievements and disappointments of the modern Indian economy, and an exploration of the issues which are shaping India's economic future. Offers a comprehensive overview of the state of India's economy in the twenty-first century and is essential for postgraduates and scholars interested in this area.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Australia South Asia Research Centre, Australian National University, Australia

    Raghbendra Jha

About the editor

RAKESH AHUJA Manager, Axessindia Consultancy Group MUKUL G. ASHER Professor of Public Policy, National University of Singapore PREMA-CHANDRA ATHUKORALA Professor of Economics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University SWAPAN BHATTACHARYA National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; Indian Institute of Public Administration U.N. BHATI Visiting Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University ANIL DEOLALIKAR Professor of Economics and Director of the Public Policy Initiative, University of California, Riverside, USA RAGHAV GAIHA Professor of Public Policy, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, India KANUPRIYA GUPTA Research Analyst, New Delhi Office, International Food Policy Research (IFPRI) STEPHEN HOWES Professor, Crawford School, Australian National University ROBIN JEFFREY Convener, College of Asia and the Pacific; Director, RSPAS; Professor, Australian National University KALIAPPA KALIRAJAN Professor, GRIPS-FASID Joint Program, Tokyo, Japan NALIN KISHOR Coordinator, Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) Program, Sustainable Development Vice-Presidency, World Bank DEEPAK MISHRA World Bank MANI ARUL NANDHI Reader, Department of Commerce, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, India GARRY PURSELL Visiting Fellow, Australia South Asia Research Centre, Australian National University T.T. RAM MOHAN Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad GANESH THAPA Regional Economist, Asia and the Pacific Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development V. THIRUPPUGAZH Senior Officer, Indian Administrative Service; Australian National University V.J. RAVISHANKAR World Bank PETER WARR Professor of Agricultural Economics and Convener of the Economics Division, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

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