Business Environment For the B.Com. Course of Uttar Pradesh Universities

The business environment has undergone remarkable changes, with identifiable alterations to the world economy in the past few years. Business Environment: For B. Com course of Uttar Pradesh Universities, meant for B.Com courses for different universities, examines those rapid changes in this compara...

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Autor principal: Saleem, Shaikh (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Noida : Pearson India 2011.
Colección:Always learning.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • About the Author
  • Chapter 1: Business Environment
  • Introduction
  • Meaning and Definition
  • Salient Features
  • Importance of the Study
  • Environmental Factors
  • Social Factors
  • Economic Factors
  • Cultural Factors
  • Geographical Factors
  • Technological Factors
  • Political Factors
  • Legal Factors
  • Ecological Factors
  • The Government Policies
  • Labour Factors
  • Competitive Market Condition
  • Locational Factors
  • Business Environment and Strategic Management
  • Risk Overview
  • Methods of Assessing Environment Risk
  • Managing Environment Risk
  • Market Opportunities
  • Distribution of Household by Income, 1990-2000
  • Recent Political Environment
  • Relations with China
  • Other Developments
  • Domestic Developments in Trade
  • Recent Economic and Financial Environment
  • India Food and Drink
  • Indian Automotives
  • Global Economic Environment
  • Multilateral Initiatives and Policies
  • Case
  • Summary
  • Key Words
  • Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Planning in India
  • The Emergence of Planning
  • The Planning Commission
  • The National Development Council
  • Functions
  • Objectives of Planning in India
  • Economic Growth
  • Attaining Economic Equality and Social Justice
  • Achieving Full Employment
  • Attaining Economic Self-reliance
  • Modernisation of Various Sectors
  • Redressing Imbalances in the Economy
  • Five-Year Plans
  • First Five-Year Plan (1951-52 to 1952-56)
  • Second Five-Year Plan (1956-57 to 1960-61)
  • Third Five-Year Plan (1961-62 to 1965-66)
  • Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969-70 to 1973-74)
  • Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974-75 to 1978-79)
  • Sixth Five-Year Plan (1980-81 to 1984-85)
  • Seventh Five-Year Plan (1985-86 to 1989-90)
  • Annual Plans (1990-91 and 1991-92)
  • Eighth Five-Year Plan (1992-93 to 1996-97)
  • Ninth Five-Year Plan (1997-98 to 2001-02).
  • Distribution of Public Sector Outlay of Each Plan
  • Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002-07)
  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Targets
  • Growth, Equity, and Sustainability
  • Population
  • Quality and Productivity of Employment
  • Resources and Other Measures
  • Central Finances
  • State Financing
  • The External Sector
  • The Financial Sector
  • Sectoral Policy Issues
  • Conclusion
  • Five-Year Plans-Achievements and Failures
  • Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-12)
  • Objectives and Challenges
  • A Vision for the Eleventh Plan
  • The Strengths of Our Economy
  • Some Major Challenges
  • Disparities and Divides
  • Brief Policy Approaches of the Eleventh Plan
  • Liberalisation and Planning
  • Case
  • Summary
  • Key Words
  • Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Industrial Licensing
  • Industrial Licensing in India
  • Objectives of Industrial Licensing
  • Industrial Licensing Act of 1951
  • The Industries (Development and Regulation [D&R]) Act of 1951
  • Provisions of Industries (D&R) Act of 1951
  • Letter of Intent
  • Exemptions from Licensing
  • Industrial Licensing: A Critical Approach
  • Industrial Licensing Policy
  • The Industries (D&R) Act of 1951
  • Main Provisions
  • Industrial Licensing Policy of 1951-60
  • Industrial Licensing Policy of 1960-70
  • Industrial Licensing Policies of 1970-80
  • Industrial Policy Statement of 1980-90
  • Liberalisation in Industrial Licensing-1991 and After
  • Policy Decisions
  • Industrial Licensing Policy
  • Foreign Investment
  • Foreign Technology Agreements
  • Public Sector
  • MRTP Act
  • Recent Industrial Licensing Policy
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
  • Annexure I
  • Proposed List of Industries to be Reserved for the Public Sector
  • Annexure II
  • List of Industries in Respect of Which Industrial Licensing will be Compulsory
  • Annexure III.
  • List of Industries for Automatic Approval of Foreign Technology Agreements and for 51 Per Cent Foreign Equity Approvals
  • Summary
  • Key Words
  • Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: India's Monetary and Fiscal Policy
  • I. Monetary Policy of India
  • Concept and Meaning of Monetary Policy
  • Objectives of the Monetary Policy
  • Differences Between Monetary Policy and Fiscal Policy
  • Meaning of CRR and SLR
  • Impact of the Monetary Policy
  • Measures to Regulate Money Supply
  • Meaning of Some Monetary Policy Terms
  • The Monetary Policy and IMF
  • RBI's Monetary Policy Measures
  • RBI's Monetary Policy, 2008-09
  • Policy Measures
  • II. Fiscal Policy of India
  • Concept and Meaning of Fiscal Policy
  • Objectives of the Fiscal Policy
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Development
  • Techniques of Fiscal Policy
  • Merits or Advantages of Fiscal Policy of India
  • The Shortcomings of the Fiscal Policy of India
  • Suggestions for Necessary Reforms in Fiscal Policy
  • Fiscal Policy Reforms
  • Fiscal Policy Statement, 2008-09
  • Fiscal Policy Overview
  • Government's Strategy to Pursue Fiscal Consolidation
  • Fiscal Policy-An Assessment
  • Conclusions
  • Case
  • Summary
  • Key Words
  • Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Economic Trends
  • I. The Indian Financial Systems
  • Indian Money Market
  • Concept and Meaning of Money Market
  • The Composition of the Indian Financial System
  • The Composition of the Indian Banking System
  • Indian Capital Market
  • Call Money Market
  • Bill Market
  • Financial System
  • Structure of the Financial System
  • Functions of the Indian Financial System: Promotion of Capital Formation
  • Recent Trends in Money Market
  • II. The Price Policy
  • Price Movement Since Independence
  • Price Situation During 1951-71
  • Price Situation During the 1970s
  • Price Movement During Janata Rule (1977-79).
  • Price Movement During the 1980s
  • Price Situation During the 1990s
  • Objectives of Price Policy
  • Prices of Industrial Products
  • Control of Expenditure
  • International Prices of Select Commodities
  • Challenges and Outlook
  • Key Words
  • Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Stock Exchanges in India
  • Concept and Meaning of Stock Exchange
  • List of Stock Exchanges in India
  • Types of Financial Markets
  • SEBI and Its Role in the Secondary Market
  • Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
  • Role of SEBI in Regulating Trading in the Secondary Market
  • Products Available in the Secondary Market
  • Regulatory Requirements Specified by SEBI for Corporate Debt Securities
  • Broker and Sub-broker in the Secondary Market
  • Broker
  • Sub-broker
  • Agreement with the Broker or Sub-broker
  • Risk Disclosure Document
  • Placing Orders with the Broker or Sub-broker
  • Brokerage that a Broker or Sub-broker Can Charge
  • Charges Levied on the Investor by a Stockbroker/Sub-broker
  • Securities Transaction Tax (STT)
  • Rolling Settlement
  • SEBI Risk Management System
  • Redressing Investor Grievances
  • Investor Protection Fund (IPF)/Customer Protection Fund (CPF) at Stock Exchanges
  • The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act of 1956
  • The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act of 1992
  • Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)
  • Functions of Security Exchange Board of India
  • Powers of Security Exchange Board of India
  • Investigation
  • Cease and Desist Proceedings
  • Consolidate Market Regulation Under SEBI
  • Reduce Costs
  • Regulatory Overlaps
  • Growth of Stock Market in India
  • Stock Market in India and China Underperforms
  • India's Premium over Other EMs Plunges
  • Where to Invest Now
  • Key Words
  • Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 7: National Income
  • Meaning and Definition of National Income
  • Concepts of National Income.
  • Net National Product (NNP)
  • National Income or National Income at Factor Cost (NI)
  • Personal Income (PI)
  • Disposable Income (DI)
  • National Income Estimates in India
  • National Income After Independence
  • NIC and CSO Estimates
  • Methodology of National Income Estimation in India
  • Net-product Method
  • Net-income Method
  • State of the Economy
  • Per Capita Income and Consumption
  • Economic Growth
  • Sectoral Contribution
  • Aggregate Demand
  • Savings and Investments
  • Savings
  • Investments
  • Trends in National Income Growth and Structure
  • Sectoral Investment and ICOR
  • Consumption Basket
  • Inclusive Growth
  • Inflation
  • Causes for the Slow Growth of National Income in India
  • Suggestions to Raise the Level and Growth Rate of National Income in India
  • Major Features of National Income in India
  • Difficulties or Limitations in the Estimation of National Income in India
  • Key Words
  • Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Foreign Trade Policy and Balance of Payments
  • Foreign Trade Policy and Balance of Payments
  • Main Features of India's Trade Policy
  • Phases of India's Trade Policy
  • India's Foreign Trade Policy, 1991
  • Rationale of Foreign Trade Policy
  • Major Trade Reforms
  • Assessment of the New Trade Policy
  • Balance of Payments (BoPs)
  • Current Account Deficit (CAD)
  • Capital Account Deficit
  • Other Non-debt Flows
  • Key Words
  • Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Poverty in India
  • Concept, Meaning, and Definition of Poverty
  • People Living Under Poverty Line
  • Causes of Poverty in India
  • The Developmentalist View
  • The Neoliberal View
  • Historical Trends in Poverty Statistics
  • Poverty and Inclusive Growth
  • Consumption Patterns Below and Above PL
  • Trends in Consumption Growth (Rural-Urban Disparity)
  • Factors Responsible for Poverty
  • Measures to Reduce Poverty.
  • Poverty Alleviation Programmes.