The essays in this volume, by senior-level policymakers, address medium-termpolicy imperatives for the Indian economy, covering both domestic developments as well as contemporary global economic issues that have implications for India. This volume brings together a selection of essays by serving economists/advisers at the senior level in various central ministries, regulatory bodies, and policy think-tanks. Promoting evidence-based public policymaking, the volume addresses medium-term policy imperatives for the Indian economy. Rich in data and analysis, the essays cover a wide range of themes including macroeconomic policy for sustaining high growth, sectoral polices for meeting the stated national development goals, market reforms and sustainability, infrastructure development, and challenges of governance. While the focus is on domestic developments, contemporary global economic issues that have implications for the Indian economy are also addressed. INDICE: Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Foreword Introduction I. MacroeconomicIssues 1. Impossible Trinity Revisited: Lessons and Policy Implications for India and Other Emerging Economies 2. Fiscal Policy Imperatives: Changing the Focus of Union Budget 3. Is India's Inflation Inflated? 4. Is India's Real Effective Exchange Rate in Line with Economic Fundamentals II. Market Reforms, Productivity, and Sustainability 5. Financial Sector Reforms: Refining the Architecture 6. Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas and Micro-Finance: Issues, Constraints, and Policy Options 7. Role of Competition Law and Policy in Making Markets Competitive 8. Does Privatization Lead to Benign Outcomes? The Indian Experience and Policy Lessons 9. Accelerating Manufacturing Growth: Promise of theNew Manufacturing Policy and Beyond 10. Labour Laws: Are They Holding Back Manufacturing Sector Growth and Employment in India 11. Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Unleashing the Potential of the Informal Sector 12. Insurance as a Tool for Adaptation to Climate Change in India III. Infrastructure, Institutions, andGovernance: Some Challenges 13. Managing India's Demographic Dividend: PolicyChallenges in Social and Urban Development 14. Social Protection for Inclusion 15. India's Road Concession Agreements: Issues, Challenges, Global Experiences, and Lessons 16. India's Free Trade Agreements: Is it the Way Forward? 17.Improving Public Service Delivery: Building a New Aadhar Contributors
- ISBN: 978-0-19-808013-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés