India's Economy in the New Millennium

Author: Bimal JalanPublisher: UBS PublishersYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 239ISBN/UPC (if available): 8174764038 DescriptionThis volume of collected essays covers a variety of subjects - ranging from banking and finance to science and development. The common thread that binds the diversity of the topics is India's past record and present policies in the macro, micro and meso economic spheres. Without being apologetic about India's past records, these essays probe into the analytics of some select areas in policy-making in the Indian economy.The first essay in the volume flags the issues relating to strength and shortcomings of recent prospects of India's economy and attempts to present a futuristic scenario. Against the eclectic background of the affiliation between finance and development, there are three essays delving into two distinct but interrelated concerns, viz. the perspective of the developing countries about the international financial architecture, and the present and