The Nehru-era Economic History and Thought & Their Lasting Impact

This book explores India's unique experiment building a socialist economic system alongside a democratic political system. It describes the critical role of Jawaharlal Nehru's socialist thought in the design of this system, how this shaped the economy during his lifetime, and how it has continued to influence policy decisions ever since.

Sommario

• 1: Introduction


• Part I The Economic Thought: Nehru and Others


• 2: Nehru: From Radical to Fabian Socialist


• 3: The Nehru Development Model


• 4: Other Contemporary Influential Voices


• Part II The Economic History: Implementation and Outcomes


• 5: Industrial and Labor Policies


• 6: Implementation: Target-Setting and Industrial Licensing


• 7: A Liberal Import Regime: 1882-1956


• 8: A Highly Restrictive Import Regime: 1957 to 1964


• 9: Export and Foreign Investment Policies


• 10: Growth, Industrialization, and Poverty


• Part III The Lasting Impact


• 11: The Political Leadership I: 1950-84


• 12: The Political Leadership II: 1985-2023


• 13: Institutions and the Business Community


• 14: Economists and Other Policy Analysts


• 15: An Afterthought

Info autore

Arvind Panagariya is a Professor of Economics in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He was the first Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog, Government of India, in the rank of a cabinet minister. He has authored more than 20 books, published professional articles in all the top Economics journals, and written for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and the WSJ. In 2012, the Government of India awarded him with Padma Bhushan, its third highest honor in any field.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Arvind Panagariya, Panagariya Arvind
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9780197774618
• ISBN: 978-0-19-777461-8
• Pagine: 368
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, India, macroeconomics, Economic Geography, Economic history, Political Economy, Development economics & emerging economies, Economics of specific sectors, Development economics and emerging economies