Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Foreword

Preface

About the Editor and Contributors

I. INTRODUCTION

1. Overview

B. A. Prakash

2. Economic Reforms and Performance of Indian Economy

B. A. Prakash

3. Global Economic Crisis and Indian Economy

B. A. Prakash

II. DEMOGRAPHY, EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT

4. Demographic Changes in India

S. Irudaya Rajan and Sabu Aliyar

5. Trends and Patterns of Employment in India

B. A. Prakash and M. P. Abraham

6. Trends and Characteristics of Unemployment in India

B. A. Prakash and M. P. Abraham

III. PLANNING

7. Economic Planning in India

C. Narayan Lal and S. Rajesh Kumar

IV. FINANCIAL AND FISCAL SECTOR REFORMS

8. Financial Liberalization and Corporate Financing in India

V. R. Prabhakaran Nair

9. Finances of the Central Government (1991–2010)

M. R. Anand

10. Monetary and Credit Policy Reforms in India

V. R. Prabhakaran Nair

11. Capital Market in the Post-Liberalization Period: Reforms and Emerging Trends

V. K. Vijayakumar

12. Inflation in India

S. Narayanan

V. EXTERNAL SECTOR

13. External Sector Reforms in India

V. R. Prabhakaran Nair

14. Trends and Patterns of Merchandise Exports and Imports of India in the Post-Liberalization Era

Manu J. Vettickan and R. Anil Varma

15. Foreign Direct Investment in India in the Post-1991 Period

Sharat Kumar and A. Srija

16. World Trade Organization and Indian Economy

Archana S. Mathur

17. Capital Account Convertibility in India

B. A. Prakash

VI. AGRICULTURE

18. Agriculture Policy

K. P. Mani

19. Agriculture Growth and Performance

K. P. Mani

20. Changes in Land Use and Cropping Pattern

P. M. Thomas

21. Agriculture Trade

K. P. Mani

22. Agriculture Credit

K. P. Mani

23. Trade, Markets and Food Security in India: Issues and Prospects

C. S. Sundaresan and P. V Rajeev

VII. INDUSTRY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

24. Industrial Sector in India and Economic Liberalization

Sunil Mani

25. The Emergence of ICT-Based Development Strategy in India: An Analysis of Policy and Outcome

M. Rajesh

26. Growth of Small-Scale Industries with Reference to Post-Reform Period: Trends, Issues and Concerns

V. R. Prabhakaran Nair

27. Infrastructure Development in India

V. R. Prabhakaran Nair

28. Power Policy and Power Development in India During the Post-Liberalization Period

Vijayamohanan Pillai N.

VIII. HEALTH, EDUCATION AND POVERTY

29. Healthcare Financing in India During the Post-Reform Period

D. Varatharajan and S. K. Godwin

30. Higher Education in India

G. Karunakaran Pillai

31. Trends and Patterns of Poverty in India

B. A. Prakash

IX. FEDERAL FINANCE AND DECENTRALIZED PLANNING

32. Centre-State Financial Relations in the Post-Liberalization Period

Jose Sebastian

33. Thirteenth Finance Commission: An Overview

R. Shyama Nair

34. Decentralized Planning and Local Governance in India

E. M. Thomas

APPENDICES

1. Industrial Policy Reforms, 1991–95

2. Trade Policy Reforms, 1991–95

3. Capital Market Reforms, 1992–95

4. Tax Reforms, 1991–95

5. Financial Sector Reforms, 1991–94

6. Reforms in Infrastructure, 1991–96

7. Agricultural Policy Reforms

8. Economic Reforms, 1998–99

9. Economic Reforms, 1999–2000

10. Economic Reforms, 2000–01

11. Economic Reforms, 2001–02

12. National Population Policy, 2000

13. Policy on Poverty Alleviation and Human Resource Development, 1992–93

14. Poverty Alleviation, Employment Generation and Basic Services Programmes, 2006–07

15. Status of Free Trade Agreements, 2006–07 and Regional Trading Arrangements

16. Common Minimum Programme of the UPA Government, May 2004

Glossary