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India's Economic Policy

India's Economic Policy
India's Economic Policy
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Book Specifications

SKUID
:
G1605
ISBN
:
9780140260069
Published Year
:
1993
Author
:
Bimal Jalan
Publisher
:
Penguin Books
Book Condition
:
Used Good
Condition Note
:
This is a used book, in good condition. Book pages are a yellowish color. Title cover is small damage. The first page is written with pen
Book Binding Type
:
Paper Back
Language
:
English
No. of Pages
:
217
Dimensions
:
20 x 13 cm
Availability
:
In Stock

Book Description

A lucid and brilliantly-argued book on India's recent economic reforms

Nearly fifty years after independence, India remains a very poor country. It ranks near the bottom in terms of per capita income, and is similarly placed in the Human Development Index which measures social well-being. Economic growth in India has been less than half that of China or even other countries in Asia. And governments, at the Centre as well as in the states, are close to insolvency. The reason for our spectacular underachievement lies in the continuation of policies which had a certain validity as a response to the colonial experience, but which have long outlived their usefulness. The global economic scene has changed dramatically since they were formulated, and we must respond to the new realities.

Bimal Jalan, the well known economist and present Governor of the RBI, in this lucid and well-argued book, makes a case for governments doing what they alone can best do, and less of what they cannot do effectively.

'One cannot but agree with most of the suggestions made by Mr. Jalan'.