Contents: Preface. List of contributors. I. Indian economic ideas: 1. Aspects of Arthasastra price policy/Ratan Lal Basu. 2. A new look at Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar and his economic writings/Srikumar Mondal. 3. Economic ideas of Professor Amiya Kumar Dasgupta/Purba Chattopadhyay. II. Indian economic development: 4. The losses of Green Revolution with reference to India/Haraprasad Ray. 5. Valuing forests in India and West Bengal: an overview/Somnath Hazra. 6. Economic reforms and disinvestment of public sector enterprises in India/J. Felix Raj. 7. Globalisation and export potential of floricultural products in India/Subrata Goswami. 8. Understanding India's economy through budget speeches since 1970s/Pusskar Gupta. 9. Grass-root realities and rural development in India/Subhendu Chakrabarti. 10. India's drive to maturity and necessary growth strategies/S.S. Kothari. III. Financial reforms in India: 11. Changing pattern of Indian stock market since 1985/Subir Kumar Dutta. 12. Construction of an optimum portfolio/Jayanta Kumar Seal. 13. Operational risks management in Indian banks/K.M. Bhattacharya. 14. FDI and India's external sector development/Suvranshu Pan. 15. Foreign aid in financing economic development in the Indian sub-continent/Kazi Kabir Hossain. 16. Agricultural credit: the potential and opportunities for banks/Bani Prasad Bhattacharyya. IV. Economic development with reference to West Bengal: 17. Development through Non-Government Organizations: relevance and effectiveness/Debasish Podder. 18. Demographic changes in West Bengal and the neighbouring states since 1950/Jayabati Gangopadhyay. 19. Problems of poverty in West Bengal/Alok Kumar Chottopadhyay. 20. Tribals in West Bengal/Tapas Kumar Pal. 21. Inter-state differentials of agricultural productivity with reference to West Bengal/Subir Mukhopadhyay. 22. Impact of agricultural growth on rural income distribution in West Bengal and Orissa/Apurba Kumar Chattopadhyay. 23. Trends of investment in primary education in West Bengal: a note/Anupam Chakraborti. 24. Problems and prospects of the handloom and powerloom sectors in the district of Nadia, West Bengal/Deb Kumar Bhattacharjee. 25. Evolution and structure of tractor and groundwater markets in Birbhum District, West Bengal/Srijit Chowdhury. 26. Impact of industrialization on environment: a case study of Howrah district in West Bengal/Niladri De. Index.
""Indian Economy : Economic Ideas, Development and Financial Reforms" is a festschrift in honour of Professor (Dr.) Raj Kumar Sen. One unique feature of this festschrift is that the authors and the editor of this volume belong to the common category of research scholars of Professor Sen and all these articles are indicative of their respective areas of research. These articles present a comprehensive scenario of the various aspects of the Indian economy and also of the West Bengal economy in an analytical way. Researchers, teachers and advanced level students including the general readers interested in this area are all expected to be treated with a fresh and useful menu for their food for thought in this ever expanding area of our economy." (jacket)
