This book covers three main areas, namely the pharmaceuticals industry, the telecommunications sector and the banking sector, with a focus on manufacturing and service. It includes a brief analysis of all three, particularly in the context of their evolution, current status, cost efficiency, and...

This book explores the historical roots of rapid economic growth in South Asia, with reference to politics, markets, resources, and the world economy. Roy posits that, after an initial slow period of growth between 1950 and the 1980s, the region has been growing rapidly and fast catching up with...

The book examines the trade liberalization measures, which were initiated in India during 1991 and which focused on manufacturing industries.This industry was considered because of its strong inter-sectoral links and its capacity to stimulate the growth of other sectors. The resulting liberal...

This book and its companion volume offer a better understanding of the lessons that Indian policymakers can learn from China’s economic experience over the last 40 years. The aim of the two books together is to evaluate China’s incremental reforms and how these reforms have impacted on the...

Though considerable research literature is now available on China-India relations, most of it still follows a conventional narrative, viewing the relationship through the narrow conflictual prism limited to South Asia than in the new, larger perspective, especially in the context of emerging...

1.Theory of Industry Growth -- 2. A Pareto Model of Efficiency Dynamics -- 3. Market Dynamics and Growth -- 4. Market Rivalry and Interdependence -- 5. Technology and Innovations -- 6. Industry Evolution Mechanisms -- 7. Information and Efficiency

Arup Mitra is a professor of Economics at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. His research interest include issues in the area of urban development, labour and welfare, industrial growth and productivity and gender inequality. He has published in a number of international and national...

Human Capital and Development: Introduction -- Human Capital, Labour Productivity and Employment -- Impact of Human Capital on Manufacturing Productivity Growth in India -- Informality, Vulnerability and Development -- Labour and Energy Intensity: A Study of Pulp & Paper Industries in India --...

Chapter1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Review of Economic Policies and Growth Performance -- Chapter 3: Regional Economic Growth and Inequality -- Chapter 4: Growth and Regional Divergence in Industry and Services -- Chapter 5: Growth and Regional Divergence in Agriculture -- Chapter 6: Structural...