The Indian Economy Sixty Years After Independence

1. An Introduction to the Volume
Raghbendra Jha

Part I. Mega Trends in India—Economics and Politics

2. Coalitions and Consequences: Learnership and Leadership in India, 1948–2008
Robin Jeffrey

3. The Indian Economy: Current Performance and Short-Term Prospects
Raghbendra Jha

Part II. Emerging Issues in Fiscal Policy in India

4. A Decade of World Bank Sub-National Policy-Based Lending to India: A Retrospective
Stephen Howes, Deepak Mishra, V. J. Ravishankar

5. Pension Reform in India
Mukul G. Asher

Part III. India’s External Sector

6. Export Performance in the Reform Era: Has India Regained the Lost Ground?
Prema-Chandra Athukorala

7. Manufacturing Protection in India Since Independence
Garry Pursell, Nalin Kishor, Kanupriya Gupta

8. Free Trade Arrangement Between India and Japan: An Exploratory Analysis
Kaliappa Kalirajan, Swapan Bhattacharya

Part IV. Trends and Prospects for India’s Social Sector

9. Human Development in India: Past Trends and Future Challenges
Anil B. Deolalikar

10. Microfinance, Self-Help Groups and Empowerment in Maharashtra
Raghav Gaiha, Mani Arul Nandhi

11. Urban Vulnerability Reduction: Regulations and Beyond
V. Thiruppugazh

Part V. Sectoral Issues

12. Agricultural Trade Policies and Rural Poverty: Where is India Heading?
Garry Pursell, Peter Warr

13. Market Integration in Wholesale Rice Markets in India
Raghbendra Jha, K. V. Bhanu Murthy, Anurag Sharma

14. Supermarkets, Smallholders and Livelihoods Prospects in Selected Asian Countries
Raghav Gaiha, Ganesh Thapa

15. Privatization and Foreign Direct Investment: The Indian experience
T. T. Ram Mohan

16. India’s Great Vulnerability: Energy Insecurity
Rakesh Ahuja

17. Economic Determinants of Newsprint Consumption in India: A Time Series Analysis
Raghbendra Jha, U. N. Bhati

Avainsanat: Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, Industrial Organization, Accounting/Auditing, International Economics