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INDIAN ECONOMY-I [1]

Paper Code: 
ECO 124
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To understand the various issues related to Indian economy.

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Unit I: 
Economic development and its Determinants
  • Economic Growth & Economic Development
  • Characteristics of Developing Economies
  • Role of Economic & Non Economic Factors in Economic Development
  • Human Development: PQLI, Human Development Index, Gender Related Development Index, Gender Empowerment Measure & Human Poverty Index
12.00
Unit II: 
Demographic Features & Infrastructure
  • Population Growth
  • Occupational Structure
  • Rural-Urban Migration
  • National Population policy (2000)
  • Energy
  • Social Infrastructure-Education and Health
12.00
Unit III: 
Important Issues
  • Poverty
  • Inequality
  • Unemployment
  • Regional Imbalances
  • Parallel Economy
12.00
Unit IV: 
Foreign Trade
  • Composition and Direction
  • Balance of Payments
  • Foreign Capital and Aid
  • Export Import policy
  • Foreign Trade policy
12.00
Unit V: 
National Income, Planning and Economic Reforms
  • National Income : Growth & Structure
  • Planning In India : Objectives, Strategy, Failures & Achievements
  • Tenth and Eleventh Five Year Plans
  • Economic Reforms
Essential Readings: 
  1. Datt, R. and K.P.M.  Sundaram, (70th edition), Indian Economy, S.Chand and Company Limited, New Delhi.
  2. Mishra, S.K. and V.K. Puri, (33rd edition), Indian Economy, Himalaya Publishing House.
  3. Agarwal, A.N. (35th edition), Indian Economy: Problems of Development and Planning, Wishwa  Prakashan, Chennai.
  4. Dhingra, I.C. (27th edition, 2012), The Indian Economy: Environment and Policy, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi.
  5. Kapila, Uma (25th edition, 2014-15), Indian Economy since Independence, Academic Foundation.
  6. Govt. of India, Economic Survey (Annual), Economic Division, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.
  7. Dutt, R. (latest edition), Second Generation Economic Reforms in India, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi.
Academic Session: 
2015-16 [2]

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