Infrastructure Development for Economic Growth
Contents: I. General: economic infrastructure: 1. Infrastructure--the concept, role, constraints, and prospects/M.V. Srinivasa Gowda and B.G. Mamatha. 2. Infrastructure development: a crisis of commitment/A. Ravishankar and M.V. Srinivasa Gowda. 3. Infrastructure: challenges of development/K.M. Sundaram. 4. New dimensions of infrastructure/Prabodh Kumar Jha. 5. Aggressive infrastructure management: need of the hour/K.K. Rao. II. Irrigation: 6. Irrigation and agricultural development/M.V. Srinivasa Gowda, R.S. Ramesh and M.R. Girish. 7. Irrigation and rural development/P. Muralidharudu, C. Narasimha Rao and K.S. Ramakrishna. 8. Tank rehabilitation and integrated rural development/G. Thimmiah. 9. Irrigation pricing: lessons from Karnataka\'s experience/B.K. Tulasimala. III. Energy: 10. Energy for sustainable development/A.K.N. Reddy. 11. Energy and economic development/S. Ramaswamy and T. Tamizh Chelvam. 12. Development of electric power/V. Anbumani and K. Amuthavalli. 13. Performance of state electricity boards/V. Anbumani and K. Amuthavalli. 14. Coal sector--performance, problems and prospects/B. Kumar. 15. Privatising petroleum/Vinod Chhabra. 16. Privatising power: rhetoric and reality/B.K. Tulasimala. 17. Importance of non-conventional energy sources/K. Raja Mohan Rao And C. Venkata Reddy. 18. Bio-gas--an alternative energy source/K. Raja Mohan Rao and C. Venkata Reddy. 19. Energy position in north-east region/A.K. Agarwal. IV. Transport and communication: 20. Transport and communication--regional dimensions/P.V. Rajeev. 21. Development of Railways/M.R. Girish and B.G. Mamatha. 22. Performance of railways/L. Krishnaveni. 23. Road net-work--a critical look/J. Made Gowda. 24. Productivity of state road transport corporations/J. Made Gowda. 25. Performance of road transport--a case study of K.S.R.T.C./J.S. Mathur and Ravindra Kumar Singh. 26. Ports--policy imperatives/I. Satya Sundaram. V. Social infrastructure and human development: 27. Social infrastructure and human development/Chaya K. Degaonkar. 28. Social development--regional dimensions/P.V. Rajeev. 29. Universities, human development and economic growth/K. Chandrasekhar. 30. Education and health/P. Arumugam. 31. Educational issues in a hilly tribal state/A.K. Agarwal. 32. Health care services/B.B.L. Sharma and R. Kumar. Index.
[M.V. Srinivasa Gowda is Professor of Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. His books include Regional Economic Development in India and Studies in Agricultural Development.]
