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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 Development Index, Gender Related Development Index and Multidimensional Poverty Index
Unit II:
- Agricultural Development in India – Trends in production
- Food policy and security, Subsidy and public distribution system,
- Growth and Pattern of Industrialization
- Growth and contribution of service sector
Unit III:
- India’s foreign trade: Value, Composition and Direction
- India’s Balance of Payments
- Trade Policy of Government of India
- Foreign Capital
- International organizations for regional economic cooperation: SAARC, European Union, EFTA, NAFTA
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:
- Economic Reforms and Liberalization
- Price trends and Inflation
- Commercial Banking in India
- Reserve Bank of India and its Monetary Policy
References:
- Arvind Panagariya: India - The Emerging Giant, Oxford University Press, New Delhi , 2011.
- Gaurav Datt and Ashwani Mahajan, Datt and Sundharam’s Indian Economy, S Chand Publishing; Latest edition.
- V.K. Puri and S.K. Mishra, Indian Economy, Bandla Publications; Latest edition.
- S. Mahendra Dev, India Development Report, 2015, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
- Imrana Qadeer, India Social Development Report 2014: Challenges of Public Health, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2015.
- R. Govinda, India Education Report: Progress of Basic Education, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2017.
- World development report 2018: learning to realize education's promise, World Bank Publications , 2017.
- Human Development Report ( latest): UNDP.
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