Credit

3.00   (L-T-P:   3-0-0)

Department / Center / School / Unit

Economics

Course Objectives

The course is aimed at developing an understanding of the economic issues in a range of economic activities in the Indian economy. The themes that can be covered include performance of the Indian Economy since 1951, agricultural growth in India, inter-regional variation in growth of output and productivity, farm price policy, recent trends in industrial growth, industrial and licensing policy, policy changes for industrial growth, economic reforms and liberalization, population growth, unemployment, food and nutrition security, and education. It will also include some contemporary issues.

Suggested References

Drèze and Sen (2002), India: Development and Participation, Oxford University Press.
Debraj Ray (1998), Development Economics, Oxford University Press.
Basu, K (ed) (2012), Oxford Companion to Economics In India, Oxford University Press.
Economic Survey, Ministry of Finance, Oxford University Press.