India is experiencing a long democratic revolution. A social and political transformation extending over half a century has made widening circles of its citizens in to politically conscious and active agents who exercise pressures upon the state. This democratic revolution has given rise to a...

Public expenditure is a catalyst of economic growth, especially in a federal economy like India. When the magnitude and growth of GDP, Exports and Imports define the strength of a fast growing economy, the role of public expenditure in influencing them emerges as a vital area of research. Given...

The purpose of this paper is to highlight a version of the Balassa-Samuelson effect for emerging countries with a new dataset. More than the catching-up effect, we will measure the convergence for three emerging countries: Brazil/China/India. We will compare the convergence between these...

This paper explores the causes of India's productivity surge around 1980, more than a decade before serious economic reforms were initiated. Trade liberalization, expansionary demand, a favorable external environment, and improved agricultural performance did not play a role. We find evidence...

This paper evaluates the effect of shocks in government investment on private investment and national income, focusing on "crowding-in" or "crowding-out" effect in India. Recent studies do not deal with this issue by taking account of the heterogeneous effect of public investment as regards to...

The demand for water is rising rapidly, particularly in agricultural and environmental sectors. This has led to more competition to access limited and scarce water resources. Therefore, choosing an appropriate approach to manage water resources, distribution and allocation, to attain sustainable...