Indian Economy for Civil Services Examinations (5th Edition)

About the Book: Indian Economy: 5th Edition 1) Holistic approach with focus on conceptual clarity 2) Updated with statistics from latest sources 3) Lucid style of presentation 4) Notes and References highlighted 5) Three new chapters that address the contemporary concerns of the economy – 1. Technology-Environment Dilemma. 2. Sustainability and Climate Change 3. Preparing for the Demographic Dividend 6) Select Model Answers updated to include 20 more model answers 7) Chapters like Inflation and Business Cycle, Financial Market, Banking, Security Market, Tax Structure and Public Finance etc. fully revamped 8) Statistical updates from India 2013, Economic Survey 2012-13, Union Budget 2013-14 and the Railway Budget, 2013-14. Preface to the Fifth Edition 7 Preface to the First Edition 9 About the Civil Services Examination 10 1. INTRODUCTION 15 2. PROGRESS, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 35 3. EVOLUTION OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY 44 4. ECONOMIC PLANNING 57 5. PLANNING IN INDIA 66 6. ECONOMIC REFORMS 111 7. INFLATION AND BUSINESS CYCLE 126 8. INDIAN AGRICULTURE 163 9. INDIAN INDUSTRY & INFRASTRUCTURE 206 10. INDIA AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY 244 11. INDIAN FINANCIAL MARKET 268 12. BANKING IN INDIA 284 13. INSURANCE IN INDIA 319 14. SECURITY MARKET IN INDIA 328 15. EXTERNAL SECTOR OF INDIA 359 16. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS & INDIA 386 17. TAX STRUCTURE IN INDIA 401 18. PUBLIC FINANCE IN INDIA 415 19. THE TECHNOLOGY-ENVIRONMENT DILEMMA 453 20. SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: INDIA AND THE WORLD 467 21. PREPARING FOR THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND 488 22. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA 518 23. MODEL ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS 551 24. ECONOMICS CONCEPTS AND 591 ECONOMIC SURVEY 2012-13 679 RAILWAY BUDGET 2013-14 702 UNION BUDGET 2013-14 710 CENSUS-2011 720 ̃ Indian Economy By Ramesh Singh Is Rapidly Gaining Stature And Popularity Among Discering Readers. The Book's Broad Sweep Of Macro And Micro Issues, Right From The Heydays Of Centralized Planning To The Current Era Of Liberalisation, Makes It Very Useful For Civil Services Aspirants, Academicians, Researchers And Anyone Interested In Understanding The Dynamics, Evolution And Present Status Of Our Economy.