TY - BOOK AU - MISRA SK AU - VK PURI TI - INDIAN ECONOMY SN - 978-9352025985 PB - HIMALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE KW - : Economic Growth, Development and Underdevelopment ,The Concept of Economic Growth, The Concept of Economic Development,Growth and Development: A Contrast in Concepts ,Underdevelopment: Meaning and Indicators ,Common Characteristics of Underdeveloped/Developing Countries ,Economic and Human Development ,Role of Natural Resources in Economic Development ,Role of Economic Factors in Economic Development, Non-Economic Factors in Economic Development ,Human Development ,Why Human Development? Essential Components of Human Development ,The Human Development Index ,Gender Inequality Index ,Multidimensional Poverty Index ,Links between Economic Growth and Human Development ,Recasting Planning in Terms of Human Development ,The Environment and Development,Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development ,Growth and Environmental Degradation, Population-Environment Linkage ,Environment as a Necessity and Luxury ,Environment Policy in India, The Global Concerns,Colonialism and Underdevelopment of the Indian Economy,Meaning of Colonialism, British Rule and the Exploitation of India ,The British Rule and India’s Underdevelopment,State Policies and Economic Underdevelopment,Nature of the Indian Economy ,India — An Underdeveloped Economy ,India — A Developing Economy , Natural Resources , Natural Resources and Economic Development , Land Resources ,Soil Erosion ,Water Resources, Forest Resources ,Mineral Resources , Infrastructure , Sources and Demand for Energy, Power or Electricity , Coal , Oil and Gas ,Atomic Energy ,Non-Conventional Energy Sources , Energy Crisis, The Energy Strategy , Transport System in India , Railways , Road Transport , Water Transport ,Air Transport, Communications , The Population Growth and Economic Development , The Three Stages of Demographic Transition ,India’s Population: Size and Growth Trends , India’s Population: The Future , Causes of the Rapid Growth of Population ,Population and Economic Development ,Remedies for Population Explosion , Population Policy , Some Demographic Issues , The Sex Composition of Population and the Missing Women , Age Structure of Population and its Demographic Dividend , Urbanisation and the Development Process , Migration of Rural Population to Urban Areas in India ,. Human Resource Development , Indicators of Human Resource Development , Importance of Human Resource Development , Education in India and Development of Human Resources , Education Policy in India , Health and Nutrition ,. Labour Force Growth and Occupational Pattern , Labour Force Growth in India , Occupational Structure and Economic Development, Occupational Distribution of Labour Force in India, Employment and Unemployment in India Employment Trends , Structure of Employment , Nature and Estimates of Unemployment in India, Unemployment in Urban Areas , Agricultural Unemployment ,Causes of Unemployment, Government Policy for Removing Unemployment , Major Employment Programmes ,, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) , Capital Formation in India , India’s Capital Requirements for Economic Growth , Domestic Saving ,Domestic Capital Formation , National Income of India: Macroeconomic Overview , , The National Income (NNP) Trends, Per Capita National Income ,Services Led Growth , National Product by Industry of Origin ,. Poverty in India , The Concept of Poverty Line , Incidence of Poverty in India , Multidimensional Poverty , Safety Nets for Poor — Poverty Alleviation Programmes , Strategy of Poverty Alleviation , Conclusion , Income Distribution in India , The Pattern of Income Distribution in India , Disequalising Growth During the Economic Reform Period, Causes of Income Inequalities in India, Government Policy and Measures, Indian Agriculture: Role, Nature and Cropping Pattern , Role of Agriculture in Indian Economy , Nature of India’s Agriculture , Cropping Pattern in India. Issues in Indian Agricultural Policy and Rural Development , Policies for Agricultural and Rural Development: An Overview , Agriculture: Trends in Investment , National Agricultural Policy , WTO and Indian Agriculture: Challenges and Priorities in the Global Economy, Agriculture Growth Concerns, Agricultural Production and Productivity Trends , Trends in Agricultural Production and Productivity , Low Levels of Productivity , Causes of Low Productivity , Measures to Increase Production and Productivity, Land Reforms , Systems of Land Tenure in Pre-Independent India ,Objectives of Land Reforms , Abolition of Intermediaries , Tenancy Reforms , Ceilings on Agricultural Holdings ,Agricultural Holdings in India , Consolidation of Holdings , Cooperative Farming , Evaluation of Land Reforms in India ,. Agricultural Inputs and Green Revolution , Irrigation ,Fertilizers , High Yielding Varieties of Seeds , Pesticides , Green Revolution, Impact of Green Revolution ,. Agricultural Finance and Marketing , Need for Agricultural Finance , Sources of Agricultural Finance and their Relative Importance , Cooperative Credit Societies , Commercial Banks and Rural Credit , Regional Rural Banks , National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) , Financial Inclusion ,Agricultural Marketing in India ,Government Measures to Improve the System of Agricultural Marketing , Cooperative Marketing , Agricultural Prices and Agricultural Price Policy , Trends in Agricultural Prices , Need for Agricultural Prices Policy , Agricultural Price Policy in India ,Evaluation of Government’s Agricultural Price Policy , Terms of Trade between Agriculture and Industry , Agricultural Subsidies and Food Security in India , Agricultural Subsidies ,Subsidies on Agricultural Inputs , The Problem of Food Security , Public Distribution System in India, Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) , National Food Security Act, 2013 , ICDS and Mid-Day Meal Scheme ,. Agricultural Labour , Definition of Agricultural Labour , Causes of Growth in the Number of Agricultural Labourers, Conditions and Problems of Agricultural Labourers, Measures Adopted by the Government , Measures for Improvement, Industrial Development During the Planning Period , Programmes of Industrial Development under the Plans, Trends in Industrial Production , Changes in the Industrial Pattern During the Plans: A Brief Resume , Some Problems of Industrial Development in India , Some Major Industries of India , Iron and Steel , Jute Industry , Textile Industry , Sugar Industry , Cement Industry ,. Small-Scale and Cottage Industries , Definition of Small-Scale Industries Sector , The Role and Performance of Cottage and Small-Scale Industries in Indian Economy , Small-Scale and Cottage Industries During the Plans — The Government Policy , Problems of Small-Scale and Cottage Industries ,. Industrial Policy , Industrial Policy Prior to , Review of Pre-1991 Industrial Policy and Liberalisation Trends , New Industrial Policy, , Appraisal of New Industrial Policy , National Manufacturing Policy ,Public Sector in the Indian Economy , Division of the Economy into Public and Private Sectors , Role of Public Sector in the Indian Economy, Performance of the Public Sector , Problems of Public Sector Enterprises , Policy Towards Public Sector Since 1991 ,. Privatisation of Public Sector Enterprises: The Disinvestment Programme in India ,Meaning and Rationale of Privatisation , Methods of Privatisation, Evolution of Privatisation Policy in India , Proceeds from Disinvestment and Methodologies Adopted , A Critique of Privatisation and Disinvestment , Private Sector in the Indian Economy , Role of the Private Sector,Private Sector in the Post Liberalisation Phase , Problems of the Private Sector, Industrial Sickness in India , Definition of Industrial Sickness , Magnitude of Sickness, Causes of Industrial Sickness , Consequences of Industrial Sickness ,Remedial Measures , Provisions of Companies Act, 2013 for Revival and Rehabilitation of Sick Units ,. Labour Relations, Social Security and Exit Policy , Magnitude of Industrial Disputes, Causes of Industrial Disputes , Industrial Relations: Policy of the Government , Social Security in India , Social Security Legislations in India, A Critical Review of Social Security Measures in India , Exit Policy , Services Sector in Indian Economy , Growth and Contribution of Services Sector in India , Which Services have Grown Rapidly? , What Explains Rapid Services Growth? ,Share of Services in Employment , Information and Communications Technology ,India’s IT and ITES Industry , Foreign Trade in Services , Services Led Growth: How Sustainable? India’s Foreign Trade: Value, Composition and Direction Value of Exports and Imports in the Planning Period,Composition of Foreign Trade , Direction of Trade , Growth and Structure of India’s Foreign Trade Since 1991 , India’s Balance of Payments , Meaning of Balance of Payments, India’s Balance of Payments: The Pre-1991 Period , Balance of Payments Situation Since 1991 , The Management of Balance of Payments, Challenges and Outlook ,. Trade Policy of the Government of India , Import Policy: The Pre-Reform Period , Export Policy: The Pre-Reform Period ,New Trade Policy: The Reform Period ,Foreign Trade Policy (2009-14) , Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), Appendix to ,Special Economic Zones , Concept and History of SEZs , Special Economic Zones in India , Benefits of SEZs , Arguments Against SEZs ,EGOM Decision on SEZs , SEZs: A Dream Gone Sour Foreign Capital and Aid , Components of Foreign Capital, Need for Foreign Capital , Indian Government’s Policy Towards Foreign Capital , Foreign Investment Inflows , Foreign Investment Inflows since 1991: A Critical Appraisal ,Foreign Aid to India , External Commercial Borrowings , Non-Resident Deposits, India’s External Debt,. India’s Exchange Rate Policy, Foreign Exchange Reserves and Capital Account Convertibility, Choice of Exchange Rate Regime, Exchange Rate Management in India, The Management of Foreign Exchange Reserves, The Issue of Capital Account ER -