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In this lively, opinionated, and informative piece of writing, Dr. S.K. Ray applies his characteristic and accessible style to all vital sectors of the Indian economy to present a compact, well-researched, comprehensive, and up-to-date treatise on the subject. He has consistently marshalled facts and figures and brought them to bear on today’s problems of economic developments and their management. The book covers an extensive portfolio of absorbing topics, all in their varied aspects and manifestations. Written with clarity, this book is a unique attempt to analyze, in considerable depth, various facets of socioeconomic growth such as natural resources, population, agriculture, industry, transport and energy. Besides, the issues like economic planning, land and tenancy reforms, economic reforms, inflation, banking structure, international trade and finance, labour policy, industrial monetary system, science and technology, and the atrophies ailing the economy have also been probed. In a nutshell the book skilfully interprets the economy of today’s India to identify her role not only in the development of its own economy but also in relation to the rest of the world. It also identifies the issues, problems and programmes required for the formulation of a strategy for economic growth. The book, a refreshing and significant contribution to Indian economic thinking, will also serve as a valuable textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Commerce and Economics. In addition, it can be of immense help to students appearing in civil services and allied examinations. This brilliant exposition of the Indian economy will also be useful as an important source of reference for scholars, faculty members, administrators, and policymakers.
In this lively, opinionated, and informative piece of writing, Dr. S.K. Ray applies his characteristic and accessible style to all vital sectors of the Indian economy to present a compact, well-researched, comprehensive, and up-to-date treatise on the subject. He has consistently marshalled facts...
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S.K. RAY (Ph.D., Economics) is Editor, RITES Journal. Earlier, during 1994-99, he was Editor of Asian Transport Journal. Dr. Ray worked, during 1981-85, as Secretary, Railway Reforms Committee. Among his many assignments, he was a Member of the Indian Delegation to the United Nations ESCAP Conference in New Delhi in the early eighties. He also participated in a World Bank Programme on both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways as also in the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, Washington. A prolific writer, Dr. Ray has authored nine books, eight of which Prentice-Hall of India have had the privilege to publish.
S.K. RAY (Ph.D., Economics) is Editor, RITES Journal. Earlier, during 1994-99, he was Editor of Asian Transport Journal. Dr. Ray worked, during 1981-85, as Secretary, Railway Reforms Committee. Among his many assignments, he was a Member of the Indian Delegation to the United Nations ESCAP Confer...
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