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Two Decades of Economic Reforms

Towards Faster, Sustainable and More Inclusive Growth

Uma Kapila (Ed.)

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India has travelled through a remarkable journey in the last two decades. This book depicts the journey and the challenges ahead through the writings of eminent economists, scholars, policymakers and experts in respective fields.

 

India has come a long way and today the world acknowledges this achievement but much more needs to be done on the ‘human face’ aspects of reforms which has been well covered in various papers in this book.

 

About the Author(s) / Editor(s)

Dr Uma Kapila retired as Reader, Department of Economics, Miranda House, University of Delhi. An alumna of Miranda House and Delhi School of Economics, she has taught Indian economy to undergraduate students for 42 years. She has authored/edited numerous books on the subject, including some of the most widely acclaimed textbooks on Indian economy. Presently, she is Senior Editor, Academic Foundation.


 

Contributors

Montek S. Ahluwalia Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi.

 

Kaushik Basu Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi.

 

K.C. Chakrabarty Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

Bibek Debroy Professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi.

 

Subir Gokarn Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

Ashok Gulati Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi.

 

Uma Kapila Reader (Retd.) Department of Economics, Miranda House, University of Delhi; presently: Senior Editor, Academic Foundation, New Delhi.

 

Vijay L. Kelkar Chairman, India Development Foundation, New Delhi; Chairman, Thirteenth Finance Commission, Government of India, New Delhi.

 

Deepak Mohanty Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

Pranab Mukherjee Finance Minister, Government of India.

 

N.A. Mujumdar Former Principal Advisor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

Arvind Panagariya Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy and Professor of Economics at Columbia University, New York.

 

C. Rangarajan Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister; Formerly: Chairman, Twelfth Finance Commission; Ex-Member, Planning Commission, New Delhi.

 

C.H. Hanumantha Rao Honorary Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad; Ex-Chairman, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi and Ex-Member, Planning Commission.

 

Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India.

 

Anand Sinha Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

Duvvuri Subbarao Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

V.S. Vyas Professor Emeritus and Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, New Delhi.

 


Contents in Detail

Editor/Contributors

Preface

   

1. Two Decades of Economic Reforms: Towards Faster, 

  Sustainable and More Inclusive Growth

  UMA KAPILA

   

2. Indian Economy: Progress and Prospects

  DEEPAK MOHANTY

   

3. The Indian Economy: Current Concerns and Future Prospects

  C. RANGARAJAN

   

4. India on the Growth Turnpike: No State Left Behind 

  ARVIND PANAGARIYA

   

5. Rejigging the Elephant Dance

  DUVVURI SUBBARAO

   

6. Growth, Resilience and Reform: Reflections 

  on Post-Crisis Policy Challenges

  SUBIR GOKARN

   

7. India’s Development Drama (1991-2011): 

  From Milton Friedman to Mahatma Gandhi

  N.A. MUJUMDAR

   

8. Prospects and Policy Challenges in the Twelfth Plan

  MONTEK S. AHLUWALIA

   

9. Twelfth Five Year Plan: Some Perspectives 

  MANMOHAN SINGH

   

10. India in 2025: Growth and Inclusion

  BIBEK DEBROY

   

11. Inclusive Growth: Role of Sociopolitical Factors— 

  Comparative Experience of India and China

  C.H. HANUMANTHA RAO

   

12. Why for a Class of Bribes the Act of Giving 

  a Bribe should be Treated as Legal

  KAUSHIK BASU

   

13. Global Cooperation on Sustainable Growth and 

  Development: Views from G-20 Countries

  PRANAB MUKHERJEE

   

14. Challenge of Transforming Indian Agriculture

  V.S. VYAS

   

15. Reforming Agriculture

  ASHOK GULATI

   

16. On Strategies for Disinvestment and Privatisation

  VIJAY KELKAR

   

17. Empowering MSMEs for Financial Inclusion and Growth: 

  Issues and Strategies

  K.C. CHAKRABARTY

   

18. Monetary Policy Dilemmas: Some RBI Perspectives

  DUVVURI SUBBARAO

   

19. Legislative Reforms: Strengthening Banking Sector

  ANAND SINHA

   

20. Towards Rapid, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth: 

  Challenge of the Future

  MANMOHAN SINGH

   

  Index


 

Publisher AF Press
Publication Date 2012
Number of Pages 292
ISBN 9788171889419
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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

India has travelled through a remarkable journey in the last two decades. This book depicts the journey and the challenges ahead through the writings of eminent economists, scholars, policymakers and experts in respective fields.

 

India has come a long way and today the world acknowledges this achievement but much more needs to be done on the ‘human face’ aspects of reforms which has been well covered in various papers in this book.

 

About the Author(s) / Editor(s)

Dr Uma Kapila retired as Reader, Department of Economics, Miranda House, University of Delhi. An alumna of Miranda House and Delhi School of Economics, she has taught Indian economy to undergraduate students for 42 years. She has authored/edited numerous books on the subject, including some of the most widely acclaimed textbooks on Indian economy. Presently, she is Senior Editor, Academic Foundation.


 

Contributors

Montek S. Ahluwalia Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi.

 

Kaushik Basu Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi.

 

K.C. Chakrabarty Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

Bibek Debroy Professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi.

 

Subir Gokarn Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

Ashok Gulati Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi.

 

Uma Kapila Reader (Retd.) Department of Economics, Miranda House, University of Delhi; presently: Senior Editor, Academic Foundation, New Delhi.

 

Vijay L. Kelkar Chairman, India Development Foundation, New Delhi; Chairman, Thirteenth Finance Commission, Government of India, New Delhi.

 

Deepak Mohanty Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

Pranab Mukherjee Finance Minister, Government of India.

 

N.A. Mujumdar Former Principal Advisor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

Arvind Panagariya Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy and Professor of Economics at Columbia University, New York.

 

C. Rangarajan Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister; Formerly: Chairman, Twelfth Finance Commission; Ex-Member, Planning Commission, New Delhi.

 

C.H. Hanumantha Rao Honorary Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad; Ex-Chairman, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi and Ex-Member, Planning Commission.

 

Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India.

 

Anand Sinha Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

Duvvuri Subbarao Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.

 

V.S. Vyas Professor Emeritus and Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, New Delhi.

 


Contents in Detail

Editor/Contributors

Preface

   

1. Two Decades of Economic Reforms: Towards Faster, 

  Sustainable and More Inclusive Growth

  UMA KAPILA

   

2. Indian Economy: Progress and Prospects

  DEEPAK MOHANTY

   

3. The Indian Economy: Current Concerns and Future Prospects

  C. RANGARAJAN

   

4. India on the Growth Turnpike: No State Left Behind 

  ARVIND PANAGARIYA

   

5. Rejigging the Elephant Dance

  DUVVURI SUBBARAO

   

6. Growth, Resilience and Reform: Reflections 

  on Post-Crisis Policy Challenges

  SUBIR GOKARN

   

7. India’s Development Drama (1991-2011): 

  From Milton Friedman to Mahatma Gandhi

  N.A. MUJUMDAR

   

8. Prospects and Policy Challenges in the Twelfth Plan

  MONTEK S. AHLUWALIA

   

9. Twelfth Five Year Plan: Some Perspectives 

  MANMOHAN SINGH

   

10. India in 2025: Growth and Inclusion

  BIBEK DEBROY

   

11. Inclusive Growth: Role of Sociopolitical Factors— 

  Comparative Experience of India and China

  C.H. HANUMANTHA RAO

   

12. Why for a Class of Bribes the Act of Giving 

  a Bribe should be Treated as Legal

  KAUSHIK BASU

   

13. Global Cooperation on Sustainable Growth and 

  Development: Views from G-20 Countries

  PRANAB MUKHERJEE

   

14. Challenge of Transforming Indian Agriculture

  V.S. VYAS

   

15. Reforming Agriculture

  ASHOK GULATI

   

16. On Strategies for Disinvestment and Privatisation

  VIJAY KELKAR

   

17. Empowering MSMEs for Financial Inclusion and Growth: 

  Issues and Strategies

  K.C. CHAKRABARTY

   

18. Monetary Policy Dilemmas: Some RBI Perspectives

  DUVVURI SUBBARAO

   

19. Legislative Reforms: Strengthening Banking Sector

  ANAND SINHA

   

20. Towards Rapid, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth: 

  Challenge of the Future

  MANMOHAN SINGH

   

  Index


 

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Number of Pages 292
ISBN 9788171889419
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