CONTENTS
INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
UNIT I: DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND EXPERIENCE (1947–90)
CHAPTER 1: INDIAN ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE
– LOW LEVEL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE COLONIAL RULE
– AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
– INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
– FOREIGN TRADE
– DEMOGRAPHIC CONDITION
– OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE
– INFRASTRUCTURE
CHAPTER 2: INDIAN ECONOMY 1950-1990
– THE GOALS OF FIVE YEAR PLANS
– AGRICULTURE
– INDUSTRY AND TRADE
– TRADE POLICY: IMPORT SUBSTITUTION
UNIT II: ECONOMIC REFORMS SINCE 1991
CHAPTER 3: LIBERALISATION, PRIVATISATION AND GLOBALISATION: AN APPRAISAL
– BACKGROUND
– LIBERALISATION
– PRIVATISATION
– GLOBALISATION
– INDIAN ECONOMY DURING REFORMS: AN ASSESSMENT
UNIT III: CURRENT CHALLENGES FACING THE INDIAN ECONOMY
CHAPTER 4: HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION IN INDIA
– WHAT IS HUMAN CAPITAL?
– SOURCES OF HUMAN CAPITAL
– HUMAN CAPITAL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
– STATE OF HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION IN INDIA
– EDUCATION SECTOR IN INDIA
– FUTURE PROSPECTS
CHAPTER 5: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
– WHAT IS RURAL DEVELOPMENT?
–CREDIT AND MARKETING IN RURAL AREAS
– AGRICULTURAL MARKET SYSTEM
– DIVERSIFICATION INTO PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
– SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIC FARMING
CHAPTER 6: EMPLOYMENT: GROWTH, INFORMALISATION AND OTHER ISSUES
– WORKERS AND EMPLOYMENT
– PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT
– SELF-EMPLOYED AND HIRED WORKERS
– EMPLOYMENT IN FIRMS, FACTORIES AND OFFICES
– GROWTH AND CHANGING STRUCTURE OF EMPLOYMENT
– INFORMALISATION OF INDIAN WORKFORCE
– UNEMPLOYMENT
– GOVERNMENT AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
CHAPTER 7: ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
– ENVIRONMENT
— DEFINITION AND FUNCTIONS
– STATE OF INDIA’S ENVIRONMENT
– SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
– STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
UNIT IV: DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OF INDIA: A COMPARISON WITH NEIGHBOURS
CHAPTER 8: COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OF INDIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
– DEVELOPMENTAL PATH — A SNAPSHOT VIEW
– DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
– GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND SECTORS
– INDICATORS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
– DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
— AN APPRAISAL