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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154340303321

Autore

Panagariya Arvind

Titolo

State level reforms and growth and development in Indian States

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Collana

Studies in Indian economic policies State level reforms, growth, and development in Indian States

Disciplina

338.954

Soggetti

Economic development - India

Business & Economics

Economic History

India Economic policy 1991-

India Economic conditions 1991-

India Social conditions 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the states of India -- Growth and development in the Indian states : an overview -- Economic transformation in Indian States -- States development expenditures and implications for regional development -- Policies for faster growth in agriculture -- Industry and services : what the states can do -- Urban development -- Health outcomes in the Indian States -- Health infrastructure and other proximate determinants of health outcomes -- Health policy reform -- Elementary education: outcomes and policies -- Higher education : progress and prospects.

Sommario/riassunto

With a population of 1.2 billion, India is many countries. Ten of its states have populations equalling or exceeding that of the United Kingdom. Therefore, to fully understand the current experiment in economic reforms in the country, it must be studied it at the level of the state. In this spirit, the present book provides an analysis of how the national reforms have shaped the economies of different states in India.