Indian Economy (24th Edition)

Performance & Policies

Uma Kapila

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HERE’s the new, 24th Edition of the widely accepted textbook on Indian Economy for undergraduate students (BA /BCom/Hons) incorporating the latest recommended readings. The book provides a comprehensive coverage of Indian economy under five sections:
 
I. basic issues in economic development: institutional framework and policy regimes;
II. growth and distributional issues: poverty, inequality and employment;
III. current perspectives in Indian agriculture: growth, productivity, constraints and pricing;
IV. industry and services sector;
V. financial sector and the external sector.
 
The author Dr. Uma Kapila has specially designed this book based on the latest original readings recommended for the undergraduate courses, some of these being available in her edited books: Indian Economy Since Independence, 34th Edition (2023-24), Indian Econo-mic Development Since 1947 (2016-17 Edition) and Indian Economy: Economic Development and Policy (3rd Edition 2021). 
 
In the present volume, author has made an effort to keep the language simple without compromising the effectiveness of the argument or diluting the analyses. The book also carries a comprehensive Glossary. 
 
Apart from undergraduate students, the book is widely used by students preparing for the IAS and other competitive examinations.


About the Author(s) / Editor(s)

Dr. Uma Kapila, author/editor of several books on Indian economy, retired as Reader, Department of Economics, Miranda House, University of Delhi. She has taught Indian economy to undergraduate students for more than 42 years. Currently, she is Editorial Director, Academic Foundation.

 

Contents in Detail


Preface


SECTION - I
Economic Development in
Post-Independent India


BASIC ISSUES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT


1. Economic Development and Underdevelopment

2. Economic Development: Factors and Strategies

 

3. India’s Economy at Independence

 

GROWTH, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ANDPOLICY REGIME

 

4. Economic Planning: Evolution and Strategy


5. Economic Reforms and Liberalisation


6. Demography and Development


7. Land Reforms


8. Growth and Structural Changes since 1951


 

SECTION- II
Growth and Distribution

 

9. Poverty in India


10. Unemployment and Employment Perspective


11. Economic Inequality in India


SECTION- III
Current Perspectives in Agriculture


12. Agriculture: Role and Growth Performance


13. Agricultural Price Policy, Food Management and Food Security


 

SECTION- IV
Current Perspectives in Industry and Services
 

14. Industrial Policy


15. Industrial Growth and Structure since 1951

 

16. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSEs)


17. Public Sector in the Indian Economy


18. Services in the Indian Growth Process


19. Foreign Direct Investment


 

SECTION- V
Financial Sector and External Sector


FINANCIAL SECTOR


20. The Financial Sector: Structure, Performance and Reforms


EXTERNAL SECTOR

 

21. Foreign Trade and Trade Policy


22. Balance of Payments


23. India and the WTO

 

24. Indian Economy Today: An Overview 


Glossary

Select Bibliography

Publisher AF Press
Publication Date 2023
Number of Pages 649
ISBN 9789332706248
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Academic Foundation (AF), based in New Delhi, is India’s leading independent publisher of academic/scholarly books in Social Sciences, specialising in Economics—Development Economics and Indian Economy in particular, and allied subjects.

About the Book

HERE’s the new, 24th Edition of the widely accepted textbook on Indian Economy for undergraduate students (BA /BCom/Hons) incorporating the latest recommended readings. The book provides a comprehensive coverage of Indian economy under five sections:
 
I. basic issues in economic development: institutional framework and policy regimes;
II. growth and distributional issues: poverty, inequality and employment;
III. current perspectives in Indian agriculture: growth, productivity, constraints and pricing;
IV. industry and services sector;
V. financial sector and the external sector.
 
The author Dr. Uma Kapila has specially designed this book based on the latest original readings recommended for the undergraduate courses, some of these being available in her edited books: Indian Economy Since Independence, 34th Edition (2023-24), Indian Econo-mic Development Since 1947 (2016-17 Edition) and Indian Economy: Economic Development and Policy (3rd Edition 2021). 
 
In the present volume, author has made an effort to keep the language simple without compromising the effectiveness of the argument or diluting the analyses. The book also carries a comprehensive Glossary. 
 
Apart from undergraduate students, the book is widely used by students preparing for the IAS and other competitive examinations.


About the Author(s) / Editor(s)

Dr. Uma Kapila, author/editor of several books on Indian economy, retired as Reader, Department of Economics, Miranda House, University of Delhi. She has taught Indian economy to undergraduate students for more than 42 years. Currently, she is Editorial Director, Academic Foundation.

 

Contents in Detail


Preface


SECTION - I
Economic Development in
Post-Independent India


BASIC ISSUES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT


1. Economic Development and Underdevelopment

2. Economic Development: Factors and Strategies

 

3. India’s Economy at Independence

 

GROWTH, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ANDPOLICY REGIME

 

4. Economic Planning: Evolution and Strategy


5. Economic Reforms and Liberalisation


6. Demography and Development


7. Land Reforms


8. Growth and Structural Changes since 1951


 

SECTION- II
Growth and Distribution

 

9. Poverty in India


10. Unemployment and Employment Perspective


11. Economic Inequality in India


SECTION- III
Current Perspectives in Agriculture


12. Agriculture: Role and Growth Performance


13. Agricultural Price Policy, Food Management and Food Security


 

SECTION- IV
Current Perspectives in Industry and Services
 

14. Industrial Policy


15. Industrial Growth and Structure since 1951

 

16. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSEs)


17. Public Sector in the Indian Economy


18. Services in the Indian Growth Process


19. Foreign Direct Investment


 

SECTION- V
Financial Sector and External Sector


FINANCIAL SECTOR


20. The Financial Sector: Structure, Performance and Reforms


EXTERNAL SECTOR

 

21. Foreign Trade and Trade Policy


22. Balance of Payments


23. India and the WTO

 

24. Indian Economy Today: An Overview 


Glossary

Select Bibliography

Publisher AF Press
Publication Date 2023
Number of Pages 649
ISBN 9789332706248
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Indian Economy (24th Edition)

Indian Economy (24th Edition)

₹ 895.00
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