Inputs for use Proof that India had a license raj introduced by Nehru quote from a paper by a Harvard professor at httpksghomeharvardedudrodrikGrowthvolumeDeLongIndiapdf  This puts a bound on the growthretarding effects of the license raj generated by prime minister Jawaharlal Nehrus attraction to Fabian socialism and central planning What do you have to say to this Is this a massive conspiracy too Are you going to abuse this professor now as you have been abusing anyone who has pointed out that Nehrus central planning resulted in India being backward One more from a paper presented at Yale httpwwweconyaleeduseminarsNEUDCshahepdf  After decades of lackluster performance under the all pervasive interventionist policy regime espoused after independence the socalled License Raj India embarked on a major economic liberalization program in  triggered by a severe balance of payments crisis Yet another paper from Harvard website  httpwwwcidharvardeduhiidpdf  The preindependence experience was combined with a very clear inspiration from the experience of the socialist countries in particular the Soviet Union which was reflected in the speeches of the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and in the now famous Mahalonobis model which had many similarities to the work of Feldman for the first Soviet Five year plan see Domar   From another academic paper  httpwwwnduedulibrarynnLpdf  Remnants of Nehrus command economy haunt virtually every aspect of Indias reform program Even after twelve years of progress more than  of the countrys capital base remains in government hands Economist