The political economy of recent economic growth in India
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The political economy of Indias economic growth is an issue of abiding interest. Higher and sustained economic growth has, all over the world, been the surest and most time tested means of raising living standards and reducing poverty. Further, given that it is a functioning democracy, economic policy in India can often be dictated by political expediency as political parties indulge in competitive populism in the face of improvements in social indicators such as literacy, infant mortality and...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Jha, Raghbendra | |
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dc.contributor.editor | Jha, R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2004-08-31 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2004-09-28T05:09:40Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-05T08:55:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2004-09-28T05:09:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-01-05T08:55:32Z | |
dc.date.created | 2004 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 1403943613 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/42131 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/42131 | |
dc.description.abstract | The political economy of Indias economic growth is an issue of abiding interest. Higher and sustained economic growth has, all over the world, been the surest and most time tested means of raising living standards and reducing poverty. Further, given that it is a functioning democracy, economic policy in India can often be dictated by political expediency as political parties indulge in competitive populism in the face of improvements in social indicators such as literacy, infant mortality and the like lagging behind rises in the rate of economic growth. Thus the political economy of policy formulation is an important area of concern. Finally, an analysis of what policies can be undertaken given these constraints is an important indicator of potential welfare implications of policies for such a large section of humanity. Several recent reviews of Indias recent growth experience exist (Rodrik and Subrahmanian, 2004, Kelkar, 2004, and Thirlwell, 2004 are three examples). The value added of the present paper is to place Indias growth experience within a broader political economy perspective. It documents the broad contours of economic growth in India; it then analyzes some emerging obstacles to higher economic growth and finally the prospects for accelerating the economic reforms program to place India on a sustained higher economic growth path. | |
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dc.format.extent | 352 bytes | |
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dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Economic Growth, Economic Performance and Welfare in South Asia | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 1st Edition | |
dc.subject | economic growth | |
dc.subject | India | |
dc.subject | living standards | |
dc.subject | reducing poverty | |
dc.subject | economic reforms | |
dc.subject | infrastructure | |
dc.subject | political economy | |
dc.title | The political economy of recent economic growth in India | |
dc.type | Working/Technical Paper | |
local.description.refereed | no | |
local.identifier.citationyear | 2004 | |
local.identifier.eprintid | 2765 | |
local.rights.ispublished | no | |
local.identifier.absfor | 140202 - Economic Development and Growth | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | MigratedxPub9480 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | ASARC, RSPAS | |
local.citation | Working paper No.2004/12 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 28 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 51 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-11T10:45:46Z | |
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublication | Hampshire, UK | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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