The Indian Economy Since 1991, 2nd Edition

The Indian Economy Since 1991: Economic Reforms and Performance is the outcome of a collaborative effort by 28 experts who have made significant contributions in research toward the Indian economy. Using a data-based, analytical approach to key economic issues and problems, coupled with extensive co...

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Otros Autores:	Prakash, B., author (author)
Formato:	Libro electrónico
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Pearson India 2011.
Edición:	2nd edition
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:	https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628004506719

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Cover
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Foreword
Preface
About the Editor and Contributors
Chapter 1: Overview
Chapter 2: Economic Reforms and Performance of Indian Economy
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Economic Policy Framework and Economic Reforms in India
2.2.1 Economic Policy Framework: Theoretical Issues
2.2.2 Economic Policies During the Pre-Reform Period
2.3 Structural Adjustment Reforms in India
2.4 Performance of Indian Economy
2.4.1 Economic Growth
2.4.2 Structural Change
2.4.3 Savings and Investment
2.4.4 Inflation
2.4.5 External Sector
2.4.6 Employment
2.4.7 Unemployment
2.4.8 Poverty
2.5 The Emerging Issues of the Economy
2.5.1 Agriculture
2.5.2 Backwardness of Rural Areas
2.5.3 Infrastructure
2.5.4 Education, Health and Public Services
2.5.5 External Sector
2.5.6 Unemployment
2.5.7 Poverty
2.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 3: Global Economic Crisis and Indian Economy
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Global Financial and Economic Crisis
3.3 The Impact of Global Crisis on Indian Economy
3.3.1 Macro Economy
3.4 Industry
3.5 External Sector
3.6 Crude Oil Prices
3.7 Stock Market
3.8 Policy Measures and Revival of Indian Economy
3.8.1 Policy Measures
3.8.2 Revival
3.9 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Demographic Changes in India
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Population Size and Growth
4.3 Sex Ratio
4.4 Population Density
4.5 Average Household Size
4.6 Urbanization
4.7 Literacy and Employment
4.8 Mortality and Life Expectancy
4.9 Fertility
4.10 Age Structure
4.11 Religious Composition
4.12 Household Assets
Chapter 5: Trends and Patterns of Employment in India
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Concepts and Defi nitions (NSSO)
5.2.1 Definitions Used in the Study.
5.3 Worker Population Ratio
5.4 Growth and Structure of Employment
5.4.1 Structure of Employment
5.4.2 Rural Employment
5.4.3 Urban Employment
5.4.4 Self-Employed, Regular Employed and Casual Labour
5.5 Characteristics of Employment and Wage Rate
5.5.1 Age Composition of Workers
5.5.2 Education Level of Workers
5.5.3 Wage Rate
5.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 6: Trends and Characteristics of Unemployment in India
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Definitions of National Sample Survey Organization
6.2.1 Definitions of Unemployed
6.2.2 Unemployment Rate
6.2.3 Definitions Used in the Study
6.3 Trends in Unemployment in the Pre-and Post-Reform Period
6.4 Unemployment Situation in India
6.5 Categories of Unemployed
6.5.1 Youth
6.5.2 Educated Unemployed
6.5.3 Rural Agricultural Households
6.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Economic Planning in India
7.1 History of Planning
7.2 Planning Process in India
7.3 Economic Planning in India: An Evaluation
7.3.1 First Five Year Plan (1951-56)
7.3.2 The Second Five Year Plan (1959-61)
7.3.3 The Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)
7.3.4 Annual Plans (1966-69)
7.3.5 The Fourth Five Year Plan (1969-74)
7.3.6 The Fifth Plan (1974-79)
7.3.7 The Sixth Five Year Plan (1980-85)
7.3.8 The Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-90)
7.3.9 The Eight Five Year Plan (1992-97)
7.3.10 The Ninth Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
7.3.11 Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07)
7.3.12 Approach to Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12)
Reference
Chapter 8: Financial Liberalization and Corporate Financing in India
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The Pre-Reform Framework of Financial Repression
8.3 Financial Liberalization: Some Facts
8.3.1 Reduction in Reserve Requirements
8.3.2 Interest Rate Liberalization.
8.3.3 Prudential Reforms and Institutional Strengthening
8.3.4 New Instruments
8.3.5 Capital Market Liberalization
8.3.6 Funds Through Foreign Investment
8.4 Financial Liberalization and Corporate Financing
8.5 Stock Market and Resource Mobilization
8.5 Conclusion
Endnotes
References
Chapter 9: Finances of the Central Government (1991-2010)
9.1 The Structure of Government Finances
9.1.1 Structure of Government Finances
9.2 Trends in Revenue of the Central Government
9.2.1 Division of Powers and the Objectives of Taxation
9.2.2 Composition of Tax Revenues
9.2.3 Reforms of the Tax system
9.2.4 Trends in Tax Revenues
9.2.5 Trends in Non-Tax Revenue
9.3 Changing Composition of Public Expenditure
9.3.1 Composition of Expenditure
9.3.2 Change in the Composition of Plan Expenditure
9.3.3 Non-Plan Expenditure
9.3.4 Subsidies
9.3.5 Salaries and Pension
9.3.6 Resource Allocation and Use
9.3.7 Reforming Government Expenditure
9.4 Fiscal Policy and Fiscal Responsibility
9.5 The Global Financial Crisis and the Fiscal Response
9.5.1 Fiscal Measures
9.5.2 Observations
Endnotes
References
Chapter 10: Monetary and Credit Policy Reforms in India
10.1 Introduction
10.2 MCP in the Pre-Reform Period
10.2.1 Administered Interest Rate Regime
10.2.2 High Statutory Preemptions and Monetization of Fiscal Deficit
10.2.3 Prominence of Credit Channel in Transmission Mechanism
10.3 Reforms in Monetary and Credit Policy
10.3.1 Objectives in the Post-Reform Period
10.3.2 Elimination of Automatic Monetization of Deficit
10.4 Reduced Dependency on CRR and SLR
10.5 Interest Rate Liberalization
10.6 Credit Policy Reforms
10.6.1 Deregulation of Directed Credit
10.6.2 Regulatory Reforms
10.6.3 Measures to Mitigate Non-Performing Loans (NPLs).
10.6.4 Diversification of Risk
10.6.5 Credit Information Bureaus
10.7 New Indirect Instruments of Monetary Policy
10.7.1 Instruments to Improve Short-Term Liquidity
10.7.2 Liquidity Adjustment Facility
10.7.3 Open Market Operations
10.7.4 Market Stabilization Scheme
Endnotes
References
Chapter 11: Capital Market in the Post-Liberalization Period: Reforms and Emerging Trends
11.1 Introduction: The Central Issue of Resource Allocation
11.1.1 Gains of Efficient Resource Allocation
11.2 Stock Market and Economic Growth
11.2.1 The Role of Stock Market
11.2.2 Securities Market in India: A Profile
11.2.3 Resource Allocation in the Pre-Reform Period
11.2.4 Resource Mobilization in the Post-Reform Period: Structural Changes
11.2.5 Reforms in the Indian Capital Market: Post 1991
11.2.6 Market Pricing of Issues
11.2.7 Empowering the Regulatory Body, SEBI
11.2.8 Open Electronic Limit Order Book Market and Screen-Based Trading
11.2.9 Extension of Markets: Countrywide Integrated Markets
11.2.10 Clearinghouse System
11.2.11 Depository Services
11.2.12 Rolling Settlement
11.2.13 Derivatives Trading
11.2.14 Capital from Abroad: GDRs and ADRs
11.2.15 Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI)
11.2.16 Book Building
11.2.17 Corporatization of Stock Exchanges
11.2.18 Risk Management
11.2.19 Other Reforms
11.3 Impact of Reforms
11.4 Post-Reform Trends
11.4.1 Big Leap in Resource Mobilization
11.4.2 Stock Market Efficiency: Reduction in Transaction Costs
11.4.3 Efficient Risk Management
11.4.4 Excessive Volatility
11.4.5 Domination by FIIs
11.5 Conclusion
Endnotes
References
Chapter 12: Inflation in India
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Conceptual and Theoretical Issues
12.2.1 Demand Inflation
12.2.2 Supply Inflation or Cost Inflation.
12.2.3 Inflation Measures in India
12.3 History of the WPI in India
12.4 Trends in Inflation
12.4.1 Wholesale Price Index
12.4.2 Consumer Price Indices
12.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 13: External Sector Reforms in India
13.1 Introduction
13.2 External Sector Reforms: Some Historical Antecedents
13.2.1 Import Substitution
13.2.2 Export Promotion
13.2.3 The 1991 Crisis
13.3 Trade Policy Reforms
13.3.1 Exchange Rate Reform and Current Account Convertibility
13.3.2 Capital Account Convertibility
13.3.3 Import Liberalization
13.3.4 Export Liberalization
13.3.5 Liberalization of Capital Flows
13.4 Conclusion
Endnotes
References
Chapter 14: Trends and Patterns of Merchandise Exports and Imports of India in the Post-Liberalization Era
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Policy Changes in the 1990s
14.3 India and Global Trade
14.4 Export-Import and Trade Balance as Percentage of GDP
14.5 Growth Rate of Export and Import
14.6 Composition of Exports
14.6.1 Export Commodity Basket
14.7 Import Commodity Basket
14.8 Direction of Trade
14.8.1 Direction of Exports
14.8.2 Direction of Imports
14.9 Global Slowdown and India's Trade
14.10 Conclusion
References
Chapter 15: Foreign Direct Investment in India in the Post-1991 Period
15.1 Introduction
15.1.1 Foreign Savings and Investment
15.1.2 Crowding-In and Crowding-Out Impacts of FDI
15.1.3 Foreign Investment and BoP in India
15.2 Foreign Investment in India in the Reform Period
15.3 FDI: Sources and Direction
15.3.1 Sources and Origin of Foreign Direct Investment
15.3.2 Direction of Foreign Direct Investment
15.4 India's Share in Global FDI Inflows
15.5 Conclusion
Annexure 15.1
Annexure 15.2
Endnote
References
Chapter 16: World Trade Organization and Indian Economy.
16.1 Introduction.

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