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This book assesses the effects of globalization and neoliberal economic regimes in low and middle-income countries, primarily on industries, investment and trade; finance and credit; and employment, gender and development.
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Foreword
1 Introduction
P L BEENA, MURALI KALLUMMAL AND SANTOSH KUMAR
2 Is Global Economy Heading towards a Sovereign Debt Crisis?
ABHIJIT MUKHOPADHYAY
3 Global Liquidity and Emerging Market Economies
S. KRISHNAKUMAR
4 Our Preoccupation with Speculation and its Consequences for Commodity Derivatives Markets in India
ROSE MARY K ABRAHAM
5 Rural Credit and Growth in Indian Agriculture
AKANKSHA PRATIK SONKER
6 Decline of DFIs in India during Post-Financial Liberalisation
SANTOSH KUMAR
7 Impact of India’s Bilateral Investment Treaties on FDI Quality: A Firm-Level Analysis
AMRITA GOLDAR
8 India’s Tariff Jumping FDI: A Case of Overseas Investment Flows under ASEAN-India FTA
MURALI KALLUMMAL AND SOMDUTTA BANERJEE
9 Mergers and Acquisitions and Antitrust Implications: Evidence from the High-Tech Manufacturing Sector
P L BEENA AND SMRUTI RANJAN SAHOO
10 Industrialisation and Role of MSMEs in India: With a special Reference to Punjab
JATINDER SINGH
11 Bridging the Gap: A Critical Assessment of the Digital Divide in India
GAUTAM KUMAR JHA
12 Liberalisation of Petroleum Product Prices in India: Expectation and Reality
ANIMESH KUMAR
13 An Enquiry into India’s Labour Market Flexibility: Learning from the Literature
DEVANGANA JHA
14 Female Employment in the Retail Trade Sector in India
BINDU OBEROI
15 Women’s Workforce Participation and Spousal Violence: Insights from India
ARPITA BISWAS AND ANJANA THAMPI
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About the author
P L Beena is Associate Professor at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Murali Kallummal is Professor at the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, India.
Santosh Kumar is Associate Professor of Economics in Department of Commerce, Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, India.
Summary
This book assesses the effects of globalization and neoliberal economic regimes in low and middle-income countries, primarily on industries, investment and trade; finance and credit; and employment, gender and development.
