{"product_id":"world-population-policies-2007-copy-copy","title":"Can India Grow without Bharat?","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan India grow without Bharat? Can we reap the “demographic dividend” of a young population? How should we revive industrial employment? Is the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act affordable? Why have reforms sputtered despite the “dream team”? How is growth so strong though reforms have stalled? How can populism be restrained? Can 8 % growth be sustained? Should we deploy forex reserves to build infrastructure? What must we do to renew our decaying cities? What is the solution to the coming water crisis? Who are India’s tax reformers? Can bilateral trade agreements substitute for the Doha Round? Should SAARC have a common currency? Is “fiscal responsibility” working? Does monetary policy work? Can we really aspire to China’s economic league---or is it all hype? How good is our foreign policy?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eminent economist Shankar Acharya provides forthright and provocative answers to these key issues about India’s development.\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=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Shankar Acharya stands out among Indian commentators for the clarity of his prose and the judiciousness of his judgments. He refuses to be swept away by undue enthusiasm for India's welcome improvement in economic performance. A long-time insider in the making of economic policy, Mr Acharya understands how limited the reforms have been, how far from outstanding economic performance remains and how much India needs to do if it is to achieve rapid, sustained and broadly shared increases in prosperity. The great enemy is complacency. Attentive readers will realise how little such complacency is justified and how much still needs to be done.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Wolf\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociate editor and chief economics commentator,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This superb collection of essays tells you why Dr. Acharya is India’s best policy Analyst. Like Martin Wolfe, Shankar Acharya is top of the class”. Each essay is a gem and a source of invaluable policy advice”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eVijay Kelkar\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eformer finance secretary, Government of India\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This splendid, provocative and accessible collection of essays, by one of India's leading economists, should be of great interest to all those who rightly worry if India is truly shining.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeepak Lal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames S. Coleman Professor of International Development Studies,\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Shankar Acharya is his usual, thoughtful self in these collected articles. He is not willing to be swept along in the unthinking wave of euphoria about India's economic performance, asks many of the right questions, and offers balanced judgement that points to what still needs to be done.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eT.N. Ninan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditor, Business Standard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShankar Acharya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis one of India’s leading policy economists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India (1993-2000) he was deeply involved in the economic reforms of the 1990s. He also served on the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and, more recently, as Member, Twelfth Finance Commission (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has authored several books and numerous scholarly articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently he is Honorary Professor and Board Member of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe also serves on the governing boards of other national research organizations (including NCAER and NIPFP) and various advisory bodies of Government, the Reserve Bank and some corporates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe writes regularly in the Business Standard and is consultant to international organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Acharya has a Ph.D from Harvard University and a B.A. from Oxford.\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\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"accordsuffix\"\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordsuffix\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/academicfoundation.org\/#\" class=\"menuitem submenuheader\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordsuffix\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA. India: then and now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. India’s economy: then and now\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\u003eB. The employment challenge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Can India grow without Bharat?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Guaranteeing employment or fiscal crisis?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Reviving industrial employment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC. Reforms: on or off?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Why did India reform?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Reforms, may be but at what speed?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Bad ideas versus good men\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Bad ideas are winning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Populism rides again\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Economic policy: mid-term report\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\u003eD. Economic growth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. What’s happening in services?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. Growth prospects: a reality check\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. Eight per cent growth forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE. Infrastructure problems\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. Foreign exchange for infrastructure, anyone?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. A tale of three cities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. India’s water troubles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF. Budget and tax policies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. The good, the bad and the ugly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. Tax policies for 2005\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19. India’s tax reformers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. The year of bad taxes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21. A curate’s egg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eG. Foreign trade and payments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22. Wanted: a trade policy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23. The ABC of PTAs and FTAs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24. A common currency for SAARC?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25. A new BoP paradigm?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26. Global imbalances\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH. Monetary and fiscal policies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e27. Inflation and monetary policy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28. Farewell fiscal responsibility?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29. Fiscal deficit, what’s that?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI. Foreign affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e30. Not in China’s league\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e31. China’s India strategy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e32. Talking Turkey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e33. Foreign policy: mid-term report\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSources\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.707%; height: 81px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 20.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6172%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0327%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 20.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6172%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0327%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003e2007\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 20.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6172%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0327%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003e188\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 20.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6172%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0327%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e8171886159\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Shankar Acharya","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ ENG- English \/ Development \u0026 Growth","offer_id":51418318405953,"sku":null,"price":795.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9067\/5009\/files\/8171886159-web-305-Can-glow.gif?v=1772008841","url":"https:\/\/www.academicfoundation.com\/products\/world-population-policies-2007-copy-copy","provider":"Academic Foundation | AF Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}