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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Economics Reform And The Liberalisation Of The Indian Economy by Kaliappa Kalirajan , Ulaganathan Sankar
A decade after the implementation of the initial wave of economic reforms in India, the process of transforming the country into a fully developed market economy continues. A hallmark of the globalised economy is its ability to sustain competitive efficiency which, in turn, can lead to enhanced growth. This important new book gauges how far India has been successful in achieving this goal by implementing the correct economic reform measures. There is a severe lack of solid analytical evidence or rigorous scientific studies on the success of India's economic reforms. The expert authors attempt to redress this imbalance with a thorough analysis of key aspects of the state of the Indian economy since 1991. Keeping poverty reduction as the major objective, they comprehensively discuss and identify further reform measures which are vital in the monetary, fiscal and agriculture sectors in order to maintain and improve the momentum of growth. When compared with East Asian countries including China, India's lacklustre growth performance indicates that the task of reform is far from over. The authors argue that India needs to pursue its reform process much more vigorously at both the central and state levels in order to achieve its full growth potential.Providing a comprehensive assessment of the impact of economic reforms in India, this book will appeal to policymakers, researchers and students with an interest in developing economies. Political scientists as well as economists in the fields of liberalisation and international development will also find this an engaging and enlightening volume. Full Contents: Preface Introduction Part I: Indian Economic Reforms in the East Asian Context 1. India's Economic Reform Programme: Lessons from Classical Economics 2. The East Asian Experience and its Relevance to India Part II: What Type of Agricultural Reform is Needed? 3. Sequencing in India's Reform Process: The Agriculture-Manufacturing Linkages 4. Agricultural Trade Liberalisation in South Asia: From the Uruguay Round to the Millennium Round 5. Impact of Sector-specific and Macro-level Reforms on Agriculture: Simulations of a Macroeconometric Model Part III: What is the Impact of Agricultural Reform on Poverty? 6. The Non-farm Economic Activities for the Alleviation of Rural Poverty and Inequality 7. Income Inequality and Convergence of Income Across Indian States 8. Poverty and Economic Growth in India 9. Making PRIs and ULBs More Autonomous and Effective Part IV: What Type of Monetary and Fiscal Reforms is Needed? 10. Issues in the Choice of a Monetary Regime for India 11. An Empirical Analysis of Monetary Transmission in India 12. Tax Policy in India 13. How to Think About Local Government Reform in India Index