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Indian Economy-Issues & Challenges
Paper Code:
ECO 144
Credits:
4
Max. Marks:
100.00
Unit I:
- Characteristics of Indian population, National Population Policy
- Poverty, unemployment, regional imbalances and income inequalities,
- National Income estimates in India – Growth and Structure
- Human Development: PQLI, Human Development Index, Gender Related Development Index, Gender Empowerment Measure & Human Poverty Index
Unit II:
- Agricultural Development in India – Trends in production
- Food policy and security, Subsidy and public distribution system,
- Growth & Pattern of Industrialization
- Growth and contribution of service sector;
Unit III:
- Education: Education for All in India, Quality concerns in Elementary education, Union and State Governments – Special Programmes for Education, Educational Financing in India.
- Health: Role of State in Health: Constitutional Provisions, Role of Central Govt & State Govts, Health Finance, Drug Policy and Regulation.
Unit IV:
- The Indian Tax Structure
- Public Expenditure in India-Trends & Issues
- Public Debt in India
- India’s Fiscal policy
- Federal Finance in India: Centre-State Financial Relations
Unit V:
- Price Movement in India since Independence
- Causes and control of Inflation in India
- Inflation Targeting
- Inflation: Growth Tradeoff
- Reserve Bank of India and Monetary Management
Essential Readings:
- Arvind Panagariya: India - The Emerging Giant
- Rudradutt and Sundram : Indian Economy (Latest Ed.)
- A. N Agrawal : Indian Economy (Latest Ed.)
- Mishra & puri: Indian Economy (Latest Ed.)
- K.Seeta Prabhu(2001): Economic Reform and Social Sector Development,(N. Delhi: Sage Publications)
- K.Seeta Prabhu & R. Sudarshan(2002):Reforming India’s Social Sector,(N. Delhi: Social Science Press)
- Parikh, K.S.(1999):India Development Report(1999-2000),(N. Delhi: Oxford University Press )
- Parikh, K.S. & Radha Krishna,R.(2005): India Development Report(2004-05),(N. Delhi: Oxford University Press)
- Kundu, Amitabh(2006): India Social Development Report,(N. Delhi: Oxford University Press )
- R. Govinda(2002): India Education Report,(N. Delhi: Oxford University Press)
- Misra, Rajiv(2003): India Health Report,(N. Delhi: Oxford University Press)
- Kapila, Uma (ed.) Indian Economy since Independence, 12013-14.
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