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India Policy Forum is an annual publication jointly promoted by the National Council for Applied Economic Research, New Delhi and the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C., with the objective of presenting high-quality empirical research on the major economic policy issues that confront contemporary India. The papers cover a diverse set of macro and microeconomic topics of relevance to policymakers. The prime objective of this volume is to make the policy discussion accessible to a broad non-specialist audience within India and abroad and assist in the development of a global network of scholars interested in India's economic transformation.

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Author:   Suman Bery ,  Barry Bosworth ,  Arvind Panagariya
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Volume:   4
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9788178299105

ISBN 10:   8178299100
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   15 July 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The Political Economy of the Indian Fiscal Federation - Indira Rajaraman Comments by Jessica Wallack and Mihir A. Desai General Discussion Can Schooling Policies Affect Schooling Inequality? An Empirical Evaluation of School Location Policies in India - Anjini Kochar Comments by Rukmini Benerji and Rajnish Mehra General Discussion Mortgaging the Future? Indian Higher Education - Devesh Kapur and Pratap Bhanu Mehta Comments by Pawan Agarwal and Dilip Mookherjee General Discussion Microfinance Lifespans: A Study of Attrition and Exclusion in Self-Help Groups in India - Jean-Marie Baland, Rohini Somanathan and Lore Vandewalle Comments by Kenneth M. Kletzer and Esther Duflo General Discussion The Power Sector in India: An Inquiry into the Effacy of the Reform Process - Saugata Bhattacharya and Urjit R. Patel Comments by Navroz K. Dubash and Nirvikar Singh General Discussion

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This book is a compilation of papers by experts... It is a must read book for any person interested in gaining a deep insight into the fiscal, educational, microfinance and power sector policy of India. The authors of the papers included this book are also the experts in the above fields. -- Imprint

Author Information

Suman Bery is Chief Economist, Shell International, based in The Hague, Netherlands. He assumed this position on 1 February 2012. Mr Bery served as Director-General (Chief Executive) of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi, from January 2001 to March 2011. NCAER is one of India’s leading independent policy research institutions. He then served as Country Director-India Central, the International Growth Centre (IGC). The IGC is a research initiative of UK Aid in partnership with the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford. In this capacity he was responsible for setting up the IGC’s New Delhi office in partnership with the Indian Statistical Institute’s Delhi centre. Prior to NCAER, Mr Bery was with the World Bank in Washington, D.C. From 1992 to 1994, on leave from the World Bank, Mr Bery worked as Special Consultant to the Reserve Bank of India, Bombay, where he advised the Governor and Deputy Governors on financial sector policy, institutional reform, and market development and regulation. Mr Bery completed his undergraduate work at Magdalen College, University of Oxford in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and holds a Master of Public Affairs (MPA) degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. Barry Bosworth, Senior fellow, Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C Arvind Panagariya is a Professor of Economics at Columbia University. He has been the Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank. He has also worked for the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in various capacities. His books include India: The Emerging Giant(2008) and The Economics of Preferential Trade Agreement(coedited with JagdishBhagwati, 1996).

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