Changing the Indian Economy : Renewal, Reform and Revival

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - Political Economy of Resources and Infrastructure in India -- 1 - Problems with land acquisition -- 2 - Impact on industry -- 3 - Impact on the power sector -- 3.1 - Impact of Mining -- 3.2 - Impact on Connectivity -- 4 - Problems with water resources -- 4.1 - PPPs and the Financial Sector -- 5 - Conclusion -- References -- Further Readings -- Chapter 2 - India's Exports Through the Lens of Diversification -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - India's exports over the last 2 decades -- 3 - Diversification and trade -- 4 - India's exports and its trading partners -- 5 - Diversity of the commodity basket -- 6 - Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 - The Multiplier Effect of Developmental and Non-developmental Expenditure in India -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Review of the literature -- 3 - Data and methods -- 4 - Results -- 5 - Discussion and conclusions -- Appendix: Hodrick-Prescott filter -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4 - Failing to Learn: India's Schools and Teachers -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - India's learning outcomes -- 2.1 - Literacy, Drop-Out Rates and Not-in-School Children -- 2.2 - Learning -- 3 - How to improve learning? -- 3.1 - Private Versus Public Schools -- 3.2 - Teacher Incentives and Student Performance -- 3.3 - Early Learning (Head Start) -- 4 - Demand-side issues -- 5 - New education policy and concluding remarks -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5 - Indian Industry: Performance, Problems and Prospects -- 1 - Background -- 2 - The importance of industry -- 2.1 - Economic Development and Industry -- 2.2 - The Indian Context -- 3 - Performance -- 3.1 - Growth Rates -- 3.2 - Output and Employment Shares -- 3.2.1 - Output Shares -- 3.2.2 - Employment Shares.