{"product_id":"corporate-social-responsibility-in-india-copy","title":"India’s Economy","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe year 2017 marks the 70th year of India’s independence. The country’s transformation from a colonially subjugated economy to the fastest growing major economy of the world is impressive and laudable. But the coming decade is going to be crucial for the nation. Looking ahead, what does the economic roadmap for India look like? Critical questions need to be asked and addressed. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis edited volume in honour of Raj Kapila, with contributions from a large number of eminent economists and policymakers, addresses wide array of issues confronting India’s economy. A common thread in all the papers is that we need to ensure that our development process is just, humane, inclusive, sustainable, poverty reducing and environment-friendly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Raj Kapila—economist, publisher, entrepreneur—was a remarkable human being, who, along with his economist wife, Uma Kapila, was an integral part of India’s publishing scene, making contributions to the nation’s economic policy by bringing the best ideas together for students, scholars and policymakers. \u003cbr\u003eI am delighted to see this fine book in memory of Raj Kapila. Given his remarkable innings in promoting the world of ideas, there is no surprise that this book is literally a who’s who of Indian economists and policymakers.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—    Kaushik Basu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \u003cem\u003e Professor of Economics and\u003cbr\u003e       C. Marks Professor, Cornell University.\u003cbr\u003e       Former Chief Economist, The World Bank and\u003cbr\u003e      Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book examines the development experience of independent India over the past seventy years and reflects on the decade to come. It is a rich collection of more than thirty essays by distinguished academics and eminent policymakers that spans a wide range of issues. The essential message to emerge from the volume is that economic growth can be transformed into meaningful development only if it reduces poverty, creates employment and improves the wellbeing of people. It is a valuable contribution to the literature on the subject, which should be of interest to teachers, students, researchers and policy practitioners.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—    Deepak Nayyar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e  Emeritus Professor of Economics,\u003cbr\u003e     Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi;\u003cbr\u003e     Honorary Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford; and\u003cbr\u003e    former Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi.\u003c\/em\u003e\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\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\u003cstrong\u003eUma Kapila\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas taught Indian Economy to undergraduate students for over forty-two years. She retired as Reader from the Department of Economics, Miranda House, University of Delhi. Presently, she is Editorial Director, Academic Foundation. An Honours Graduate from Miranda House, University of Delhi and MA and PhD from Delhi School of Economics (DSE), Dr Kapila has also served on the Planning Commission Study Group on “Agricultural Strategies in the Eastern Region of India for the Seventh Five Year Plan” (Perspective Planning Division). She is the author of the book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOilseeds Economy of India\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1982) published by the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi. A prolific writer, she has authored,  and edited and co-edited with Raj Kapila, a number of books on India’s economy, banking and finance. Edited by her and revised every year, the popular reference text,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndian Economy Since Independence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis currently running into its 28th edition. She is editor of Academic Foundation’s continuing series EDI (Economic Developments in India), a monthly update on Indian economy (230 volumes published till date).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \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\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContributors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoginder K. Alagh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePulapre Balakrishnan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePritha Banerjee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSanjaya Baru\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAditya Bhattacharjea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRajesh Chadha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRamesh Chand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC.P. Chandrasekhar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKanchan Chopra \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibek Debroy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eR.S. Deshpande\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJayati Ghosh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBishwanath Goldar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAshok Gulati\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevendra B. Gupta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVijay Kelkar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eK.L. Krishna\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNagesh Kumar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeepak Mohanty \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePulin B. Nayak\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnand Prakash\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevender Pratap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndira Rajaraman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC. Rangarajan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eM. Govinda Rao\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC.H. Hanumantha Rao\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS.L. Rao\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eY.V. Reddy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKhalil Musa Shaha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eT.C.A. Srinivasa-Raghavan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eM.S. Swaminathan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA. Vasudevan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eV.S. Vyas\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\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"glossymenu\"\u003eContents in Detail\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\u003eForeword  |  Manmohan Singh\u003cbr\u003eRaj Kapila: A Tribute  |  Pulin B. Nayak\u003cbr\u003eRaj Kapila: A Tribute  |  Anand Prakash\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Editor\/Contributors\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables and Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.    Introduction\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eUma Kapila\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2.    The Saga of the Delhi School of Economics: A Sketch \u003cbr\u003e      \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e K.L. Krishna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII\u003cbr\u003eMacro Issues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3.    India’s Economic Development: From the Past into the Present\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003ePulin B. Nayak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4.    The Journey of India’s Economic Reforms\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eC. Rangarajan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5.    Twenty-Five Years of Economic Reforms and\u003cbr\u003e        Poverty and Inequality\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eBibek Debroy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6.    Markets, Growth and Social Opportunity: India since 1991\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003ePulapre Balakrishnan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7.    The Problem of Inequality\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eS. Mahendra Dev\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8.    Growing Regional Inequality in Development in India:\u003cbr\u003e       Recent Experience and the Way Forward\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eC.H. Hanumantha Rao\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9.    Leveraging the Demographic Dividend\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eYoginder K. Alagh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10.  Indian Economy: New Challenges and Opportunities\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Y.V. Reddy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11.  Some Notes on Digitisation, Demonetisation and\u003cbr\u003e       Macroeconomic Policies\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eA. Vasudevan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12.  Entering the Age of GST: Celebrate with Caution\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eM. Govinda Rao\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13.  Eight Decades of Monetary Policy in India\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eDeepak Mohanty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14.  Prudential Levels of Public Debt\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Indira Rajaraman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15.  Fiscal Reforms in a Federal Framework\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eVijay Kelkar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16.  The Geo-economics of the Trans-Atlantic Financial Crisis\u003cbr\u003e       and the Indian Economy\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eSanjaya Baru\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17.  Expenditure Decentralisation in India: Institutions and Policy\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eM. Govinda Rao\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18.  Conditional Cash Transfers and Behaviour Change in India\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Devendra B. Gupta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19.  Statutory Regulation and Self-Regulation\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e S.L. Rao\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20.  Transforming Socioeconomic Systems for\u003cbr\u003e       an Ecologically Safe Operating Space\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eKanchan Chopra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21.  Why We Need Context-Specific Economic Theories\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eT.C.A. Srinivasa-Raghavan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIII\u003cbr\u003eSectoral Issues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22.  Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Food and Nutrition Security\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eM.S. Swaminathan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23.  Stranded at Jagged Crossroads: Agricultural Sector of India\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eR.S. Deshpande and Khalil Musa Shaha\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24.  Addressing Agrarian Distress\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eRamesh Chand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25.  Emerging Water Crisis in India: Key Issues and Way Forward\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eAshok Gulati and Pritha Banerjee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26.  Institutional Failures in Rural India\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eV.S. Vyas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e27.  Growth, Productivity and Job Creation in Indian Manufacturing\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Bishwanath Goldar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28.  Threshold Effects of Indian Labour Laws:\u003cbr\u003e       A Critical Review of Some Recent Research\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cstrong\u003eAditya Bhattacharjea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29.  Bank Debt and Neoliberal Growth\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e C.P. 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