Overseas investments by the emerging economies are a feature of globalisation. Investments <br/>by Indian firms, though not large in volume, differ from that of other emerging economies <br/>such as China in their composition, destination and modality of investments. A relatively <br/>high proportion of their...

China’s manufacturing sector led by labour intensive manufactures has grown much faster than that of India both in terms of production and exports. It is often argued that India’s manufacturing sector that is relatively capital intensive must now follow China’s example and...

Kerala and Tamil Nadu, neighbouring states in South India, have each in its own way attracted much attention from development economists in India and abroad. Kerala is known for its development record illustrated by the high levels of literacy of its citizens and health related development...

Much of the recent discussion on the impact of immigrants on the host economies relate to the costs they impose on the host country’s public finances and the labour market rather than their contribution to the growth of incomes, technology and trade. This paper analyses the contribution...