The economics of development and planning
- 35th
- Delhi Vrinda Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2002
- 866p vii
CONTENTS; Part One; BASIC PROBLEMS; 1. Economics of Development: Concepts and Approaches; I-A. Economic Growth and Income Distribution: The Kuznets Hypothesis I-B. Sustainable Development; 2. Characteristics of An Underdeveloped Country ; 3. Obstacles to Economic Development 4. Factors of Economic Growth: Economic and Non-Economic 5. Meaning and Characteristics of Modern Economic Growth Part Two; SOME THEORIES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT · 6. Adam Smith's Theory 7.The Ricardian Theory 8.The Malthusian Theory 9. Mill's Theory 10. The Classical Theory 11. The Marxian Theory 12. The Schumpeterian Theory 13. The Keynesian Theory 14. Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth 14A. Gerchenkron's Great Spurt Theory 136 i-vi 15. Nurkse'sTheory of Disguished Unemployment as a Saving PotentialI 16. Lewis' Theory of Unlimited Supplies of Labour 17. Fei-Ranis Theory 17 A. Jorgenson's Nco-Classical Model of a Dual Economy 17B. Harris-Todaro Model of Migration and Unemployment 18. Leibenstein's Critical Minimum Effort Thesis 19. Nelson's Low-Level Equilibrium Trap 20. The "Big Push" Theory 21. The Doctrine of Balanced Growth 22. The Concept of Unbalanced Growth 23. Dualistic Theories 23A. The Dependency Theory of Underdevelopment 24. Myrdal's Theory of Circular Causation Part Three; SOME GROWTH MODELS 25. The Harrod-Domar Models 26. The Kaldor Model of Distrihution 27. The Pasinetti Model of Profit and Growth 28. Joan Robinson Model; A Capital Accumulation 29.Meade's Neo-Classical Model of Economic Growth 30.The Solow Model Of Long-Run Growth 31.Kaldor's Model of Growth 32. Models of Technical Change 33. The Stylised Facts and Steady Stale Growth 33A. The Golden Rule of Accumulation 33B. Growth Accounting 34. The Fel'dman Model 35. The Mahalanobis Model 36. Growth Models in Indian Planning Part Four; DOMESTIC MEASURES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 37. Capital Formation and Economic Development 38. Role of Agriculture and Industry in Economic Development 39. Monetary Policy in Economic Development 40. Fiscal Policy in Economic Development 41. Deficit Financing as an Instrument of Economics Development 42. Price Policy in Economic Development 43. Population. Growth and Economic Development 44. Human Capital Formation and Manpower Planning 45. Entrepreneurship in Economic Development 46. Role of the State in Economic Development Part Five; INTERNATIONALMEASURES FORECONOMICDEVELOPMENT 47. Role of Foreign Trade in Economic Development 48. Commercial Policy and Economic Development 49. Foreign Capital and Aid in Economic Development 50. Two-Gap Model and Costs-Benefits of Foreign Aid 51. Private Foreign Investment and Multinationals Part Six; SOME PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 52. Economic Planning 53. Shadow Prices 54. Project Evaluation and Cost-Benefit Analysis 55. Controls under Planning PLANNING TECHNIQUES I 56. Input-Output Analysis PLANNING TECHNIQUES II 57. Linear Programming 58: The Concept of Capital-Output Ratio .59. The Choice of Techniques 59A. Transfer of Technology 60.Investment Criteria in Economic Development 61. Economic Planning and Price Mechanism Part Seven; PLANNING IN INDIA 62. Objectives and Achievements of lndia Plans 63. The Strategy of lndia Planning 64. Resource Mobilisation in Indian Plans 65. The Pattern of Investment in Indian Plans . 66. Agricultural Development and Policy Under the Plans 67. Industrial Development and Policy Under the Plans 68. Regional Disparities and Balanced Regional Development 69. Poverty in India 70. Economic Inequalities in India 71. Unemployment in India 72. Growth of National Income, Saving and Investment 73. Public Sector in India 74. Inflationary Pressures in Indian Economy 75. Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments in India 76. Foreign Capital in India 77. Seventh Five-Year Plan, 1985-90 78. Eighth Five-Year Plan, 1992-97 79. Ninth Five-Year Plan, 1997-2002 Bibliography
1.Economic Development - Theory - Models - Planning Techniques