Perspectives on a Growth-Oriented Hill Economy : Himachal Pradesh

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Strategies for sustainable development of agriculture and horticulture/Ranveer Singh. 3. Modern manufacturing sector: status and suggestions/Meenakshi Soodan and Kamini Sarna. 4. Village industries: growth and revitalization policy measures/Satish K. Sharma. 5. Tourism and development/Ravinder N. Batta. 6. Need and measures for strengthening and diversifying rural sector/Ajay Sharma. 7. Himachal\'s tribal economy/H.S. Parmar. 8. Upgradation of physical infrastructure/A.K. Tiwari. 9. Fiscal measures for fiscal health/N.K. Sharda. 10. Strategies for poverty alleviation and employment generation/Dalip S. Thakur. 11. Human resources--an appraisal and action plan/N.S. Bist. 12. Status of human development and its promotion for economic growth/Basu Sood. Index.

"The hill state, Himachal Pradesh has made tremendous progress since independence in terms of several indicators of development, particularly those relating to education and health.

The perspectives of the contributors of different chapters of this book bring out the opportunities that abundantly exist for accelerating economic growth of the state so as to lift it to the near-top rank in the matter of all-round development. After all, faster economic growth is instrumental in generating much bigger volume of wealth, income, employment etc. and thus helps in improving the quality of life, eradicating poverty and contributing to further social sector development. For that, the book argues that a potential synergy already exists between social and economic development, only if the state government acts as a real facilitator of over-all development.

The policy makers, researchers and students of economics may find the book useful." (jacket)