Indian Economy and Socio-Economic Transformation : Emerging Issues and Problems : Essays in Honour of Professor Baidyanath Misra

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Professor Baidyanath Misra : the economist and social scientist. Section I : Human development, poverty and empowerment : 1. Human development : where India stands/P.K. Chaubey. 2. Human development in India : a trend analysis/P.K. Jegadish Gandhi. 3. Combating poverty : regional concentration and fiscal reforms/D.K. Srivastava. 4. Poverty alleviation for development/Ajit Kumar Sinha. 5. Poverty alleviation and environment/Adwait Mohanty. 6. Education and values : guide posts for educational reforms/P.C. Mahapatra. 7. Child survival in Orissa/Srijit Mishra. 8. Incidence of ultra-poverty in the tribal community of Orissa/R.P. Sarma. 9. Measurement of poverty among the beneficiary households under different anti-poverty programmes in a backward district of Orissa/Manaranjan Behera. 10. Structural adjustment, overflowing godowns, starvation deaths and food security in India/Rabi N. Patra. 11. Gender equity and empowerment of women in Orissa : current trends and direction for future growth. Section II : Economic reforms and its impact on Indian economy : 12. Regional inequality and growth during the time of reforms/Smriti Mukherjee. 13. Why state level fiscal reforms are necessary?/P.K. Bhargava. 14. Issues and policy options for trade related intellectual property rights and Indian economy/B.M. Jani. 15. Economic reforms and rural credit : impact, issues and responses/G. Raghava Reddy. 16. Globalisation and decentralised development : a feminist perspective/S.K. Mishra and I.D. Singh. 17. Trends in income distribution in India during liberalization period/Ashuthosh Kumar and P.S. Raikhy. 18. Capital inflows and fiscal profligacy/G.S. Monga and K. Ravindran. 19. Women's participation and unorganised sector : a study of pre-and post-reform period/Prahland Kumar and Renu Jain. 20. Commercial banks as a Pacesetter of Rural Development : the case of Orissa in post-reform period. Section III : Strategy of development and its sustainability : 21. Ecological sustainability and economic development in low income economies : a case study of wet land mangrove ecosystem in Sundarban/Raj Kumar Sen and Somnath Hajra. 22. Institutional aspects of sustainable aqua-culture development and abatement of conflicts in resource sharing/N. Rajalakshmi. 23. An analytical review of issues concerning agrarian structure, poverty and rural development/R. Arunachalam. 24. Changing role of rural credit institutions and support services in Kolhapur district/V.B. Jugale. 25. Contribution of Tobacco sector to national and local economy--should it be banned?/G.C. Kar. 26. Political system of corruption : a villain for civilised societal development/A. Ranga Reddy. 27. Development of small scale industries in Orissa--a spectrum in emerging global perspective/S.K. Sahoo. 28. A reflection on budget priorities in Orissa/Bhagabata Patro. 29. Economic development and the tribals : an experience from Orissa/Jagannath Lenka. Index.

"The volume which has been published in honour of Prof. Baidyanath Misra presents a comprehensive analysis of the social and economic problems of India with recent controversies in respect of liberalisation and globalisation with market economy. The authors belonging to different parts of India, from the range of Himalayas to Kanya Kumari with specialisation in different fields of economic activity have adopted a point of view which has great relevance for improving the economy and social well-being of the people of India. The economists who have contributed papers in this volume have successfully blended together both light and fruit bearing economics. Therefore, the main theme in this volume is not whether to increase the rate of growth, but how to increase it so that the benefits of growth does not create any social imbalance.

"Among the massive problems that confront Indians are unemployment, poverty, inequality, environmental pollution, resource management, unplanned education, health hazards, women deprivation, impact of globalisation and liberalisation and so on. Though topics covered range over a wide field of economic and social issues, there is a continuity in their presentation, which gives an individuality of its own. In fact all these issues are discussed in such an elegant style that the readers can have an opportunity to study the subject all by themselves and at their own pace while deriving benefit of a vast range of real situations both at home and abroad. The published book would be a valuable addition to the current stock of knowledge on the subject. The book would be of immense help to the academicians, researchers, students, statesmen, bureaucrats, policy-makers and general public interested on the latest development of the Indian economy." (jacket)