State level reforms and growth and development in Indian States
Panagariya, ArvindAuthor
Govinda Rao, MContributor
Chakraborty, PinakiContributor
With a population of 1.2 billion, India is many countries. Ten of its states have populations equalling or exceeding that of the United Kingdom. Therefore, to fully understand the current experiment in economic reforms in the country, it must be studied it at the level of the state. In this spirit, the present book provides an analysis of how the national reforms have shaped the economies of different states in India.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
With a population of 1.2 billion, India is many countries. Ten of its states have populations equalling or exceeding that of the United Kingdom. Therefore, to fully understand the current experiment in economic reforms in the country, it must be studied it at the level of the state. In this spirit, the present book provides an analysis of how the national reforms have shaped the economies of different states in India.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 24, 2014).
Introduction: the states of India -- Growth and development in the Indian states : an overview -- Economic transformation in Indian States -- States development expenditures and implications for regional development -- Policies for faster growth in agriculture -- Industry and services : what the states can do -- Urban development -- Health outcomes in the Indian States -- Health infrastructure and other proximate determinants of health outcomes -- Health policy reform -- Elementary education: outcomes and policies -- Higher education : progress and prospects.
Economic development
Business & Economics
Economic History