The essays in this volume are written by leading economists working on the Indian economy. They collectively emphasize the importance of policies and institutions for sustained growth and poverty reduction, stressing that the success of sector-specific policies is vitally dependent on the nature...

Papers presented at the National Conference in Honour of K.N. Raj, economic planning advisor, and economics professor from India; conference held in 2004 at St. Thomas College, Trichur, in the state of Kerala, India; honorary volume