Economic Reforms : The Indian Experience

Contents: Preface. 1. Economic Reforms: Concept, Contents And Consequences - An Overview. 2. Growth Of Gdp, Structure Of Gdp, Availability And Employment. 3. Progress Of Privatisation And Growth Of The Public Sector. 4. Human Development, Poverty Aueviation And Reduction In Inequalities. 5. Savings, Capital Formation And Foreign Investment. 6. Growth Of Agriculture. 7. Foodgrains Policy. 8. Growth Of Industry. 9. Growth Of Resource Mobilization By Central And State Governments. 10. Growth Of Expenditure By Central And State Governments. 11. Deficit Financing By The Government. 12. India\'s External And Internal Debts And Other Liabilities. 13. Growth Of Foreign Trade And Structure Of Principal Exports And Imports. 14. Balance Of Payments And Growth Of Foreign Exchange Reserves. 15. Inflation And The Pursuit Of Price Stability. 16. India And China: Lessons From Chinese Economic Reforms. 17. Inter-State Development Disparities. 18. Inter-State Rural And Urban Development Disparities. 19. Inter State Gender Disparities In Development. 20. Patterns O Public Expenditure In The Centre And The States. Appendices. Index.

It analyses the performance of the Indian economy during a decade of wide ranging economic reforms which commenced in mid 1991 as compared to its behaviour in the eighties when some piecemeal measures of liberalization had been taken. Starting with an overview the book comprehensively covers important aspects like GDP and Employment Growth Human Development Poverty Alleviation Privatization Savings and Investment including foreign investment Agriculture Industry Resource Mobilisation by the Government Public Expenditure Deficit Financing External Debt Foreign Trade Balance of Payments and Behaviour of Prices. A comparative study of economic growth in India and China during the reforms period has been made to draw some lessons from the Chinese experience. Inter-state disparities in development including rural and urban and gender disparities and inter state variations in public expenditure patterns and their implications, have also been analysed. The entire study is based primarily on empirical evidence relating to two decades the eighties and the nineties, collected from various authoritative national and international sources.