India's Economic Development Since 1947

by Editor: Uma Kapila

India's Economic Developments Since 1947 has been designed primarily to meet the requirements of the restructured course on Indian economy for B.A. (Hons.) students of economics of the University of Delhi. Although the content of the book follows essentially the B.A. (Hons.) course content of Indian economy (paper no. 07), the coverage is sufficiently broad as well as rigorous to meet the requirements of undergraduate/graduate students and also students of competitive examinations. The book is organised into four Section 1 covers the major features of Indian Economy since Independence; Section 2, Growth, Development and Structural Change, discusses the growth and development experience with reference to changes in policy regimes and goals of development; Section 3 deals with issues in Indian economic policy with regard to population and human resource development; growth, unemployment and poverty; macro-economic trade, fiscal and monetary policy; agriculture, industry, services and trade; and Section 4 looks at India's development prospects. In addition to the recommended articles by several eminent economists, the book also provides comprehensive editorial notes by the editor.

872 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Saurabh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing description of India's economic condition after independence and a detailed information is given about the different economic policies taken by the Indian government after independence

[Divyanshu Jha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent review of the indian economy- superb coverage especially of the Food security angle and external trade and investment sectors - not current though and obviously not corrected for the more recent initiatives. But very well reasoned throughout and the principles can be easily extended to current events as well.