Economic Reform in India Challenges, Prospects, and Lessons Hope Kochar Noll

Economic Reform in IndiaChallenges, Prospects, and Lessons\nAuthor(s): Nicholas C. Hope, Anjini Kochar, Roger Noll, T. N. Srinivasan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107020047, 978-1107020047\nSynopsis\nThe 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 of markets and the functioning of institutions such as those charged with regulating and overseeing critical sectors. Individual contributions assess the role of Indian government policy in key sectors and emphasize the policies required to ensure improvements in these sectors. The first section discusses aspects of the macro economy; the second deals with agriculture and social sectors; the third with j.