{"product_id":"agenda-for-improving-governance-copy","title":"Essays on Development Strategy, Regional Disparities and Centre-State Financial Relation in India","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present volume brings together author's papers on the three related themes, viz., Development Strategy, Regional Disparities in Development and Centre-State Financial Relations in India. Written on different occasions over a period of more than three decades while the author worked at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi and also in the Planning Commission, until 1992 and thereafter, as an honorary Professor, at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad, they reflect the understanding and approach prior to the launching of economic reforms in the early 1990s as well as in the post-reform period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 30 essays included in this book highlight author's approach and position taken on these three major interrelated issues which are of continuing interest and concern in the current academic and policy discussions. Needless to say, here's an extremely useful book for students of Indian economy and a valuable guide for policymakers, researchers and economic analysts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Chennamaneni Hanumantha Rao\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis currently Chairman, Board of Governors, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi and Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad. He is also Member, National Advisory Council.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1929 in Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, he did his graduation from Nizam College, Hyderabad. As an activist of the All Hyderabad Students Union, he participated actively in the freedom struggle. He did his M.A. in Economics from Osmania University, Hyderabad (1957) and his Ph.D from University of Delhi (1962). He was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Chicago during 1966-67. He was a Fellow at the Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi (1961-92) and also its Director (1976-80).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to a distinguished academic career, Professor Rao has been at the forefront of several high-level policy making bodies under Government of India. He was a Member, Planning Commission (1982-86); Member, Seventh and Eighth Finance Commission; Member Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (1983-85); Chairman National Commission on Rural Labour (1990-91); Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee on DPAP \u0026amp; DDP, Ministry of Rural Development (1993-94); Member, Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (1995-97); Chairman, High Powered Fertilisers Prising Policy Review Committee (1997-98); and Member, Board of Directors, Reserve Bank of India (1994-200)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis publications include \"Technological Change and Distribution of Gains in Indian Agriculture\" (Macmillan, 1975); \"agricultural Growth, Rural Poverty and Environmental Degradation in India\" (OUP, 1994); \"Andhra Pradesh Development: Economic Reforms and Challenges Ahead\" (edited with S. Mahendra Dev, CESS, 2003) and over 100 research papers in academic journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Rao has received many awards during his illustrious career. The awards\/honours include Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial prize (1974-75), Sri Kambhampati Satyanarayana (Senior) Memorial Award (1998), K.H. Batheja Award (1994), Financial Express Award (1995), Honorary Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy from Srikrishna Devaraya University, Ananthapur (1991) and the Kakatiya University, Warangal (1998), in Andhra Pradesh; and Sri Ravi Narayan Reddy Memorial Award (1994), and Telgu Atma Gaurava Puraskaram (2000). He has been awarded 'Padma Bhushan' by the President of India in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordsuffix\"\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"menuitem submenuheader\" href=\"https:\/\/academicfoundation.org\/#\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordsuffix\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Development Strategy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Chakravarty on Development Strategy in India\u003cbr\u003e2.Indira Gandhi's Contribution to Economic Planning in India\u003cbr\u003e3.Planning in India: An Overview of Experience\u003cbr\u003e4.The Role of Public Sector in Indian Economy\u003cbr\u003e5.Approach to the Seventh Plan: A Note\u003cbr\u003e6.Eight Plan: Major Issues of Concern\u003cbr\u003e7.Pricing Policy and Strategy for Surplus Generation\u003cbr\u003e8.Pricing Policy and Generation of Resources\u003cbr\u003e9.Appraisal of Urban Development Projects: Concepts, Techniques and Practice\u003cbr\u003e10.World Development Report, 1991: A Critique\u003cbr\u003e11.Changing Role of the State in relation to Markets\u003cbr\u003e12.Social Welfare: When the Market Fails\u003cbr\u003e13.The Burden of Reforms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII Regional Disparities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14.Poverty and Development: Characteristics of Less-Developed Regions in India\u003cbr\u003e15.Planning for Development and Removal of Regional Imbalances with Special Reference to Bihar\u003cbr\u003e16.A Special Programme for Breakthrough in Rice Output in Eastern States\u003cbr\u003e17.Observations on Planning and Implementation of the Special Programme for Rice Production\u003cbr\u003e18.Development of Tribal Areas: The Case of Bastar\u003cbr\u003e19.Sectoral Planning for Telangana: Some Issues for Consideration\u003cbr\u003e20.Rationale for Smaller States: The New Imperatives\u003cbr\u003e21.Uttarakhand: Need for Separate Statehood\u003cbr\u003e22.Budgetary Surpluses of Telangana\u003cbr\u003e23.Growth, Poverty and Tax Effort: An Inter-State Comparison with Special Reference to Bihar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIII Taxation and Centre-State Financial Relations in India\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e24.Resource Prospects from the Rural Sector: The Case of Indirect Taxes\u003cbr\u003e25.Agricultural Taxation: Raj Committee's Report\u003cbr\u003e26.Some Further Thoughts on Agricultural Taxation\u003cbr\u003e27.Criteria for the Distribution of Financial Resources Among States\u003cbr\u003e28.Centre-State Financial Relations: A Perspective for National Economic Integration\u003cbr\u003e29.Improving Equity of Gadgil Formula\u003cbr\u003e30.Tasks Before the Tenth Finance Commission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100.707%; height: 109px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e2005\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e334\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e8171884180\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"C.H. 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