Indian Economic Growth in Historical Perspective : The Roots of Development (Paperback)

Introduction: In Search of the Roots of Contemporary Economic Growth in India  PART I: Stirrings of Economic Development: Moves after World War I 1. Agriculture in the Great Depression: Agricultural Production and Changes in Rural Society; 2. Growth in the Manufacturing Sector: Nationalist Movements, Import Substitution Industrialisation and a Multi-Tiered Labour Market; 3. The Growth of Small-Scale Enterprises and Changes in Consumption Patterns: A Prototype of Post-Independence Informal Sectors Part II: The Economic Development In Independent India: The Formation of a Foundation 4. State-Led Import-Substitution Industrialisation: Forming the Foundation for Further Economic Development; 5. Agrarian Development after Independence; 6. Changes in Rural Society, the Development of the Rural Economy and the Growth of Rural Markets Part III: Accelerated Growth and the Structure of the Indian Economy and Society 7. The Growth of Small-Scale and Informal-Sector Industries and the Production of Low-Cost Goods; 8. The Growth of the Service Sector and Socio-Economic Changes in Rural Society; 9. A Growing Connection between Rural Society and the Urban Informal Economy; 10. Economic Reforms and the Development of the Large-Scale Formal Sector; 11. The Structure of Indian Society and Economic Growth; Conclusion: Towards Further Development