Glimpses of Indian Economic Policy An Insider's View

by Patel, I. G.

• ISBN13: 9780195665048
• ISBN10: 019566504X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-12
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is a biographical account of I.G. Patel's views on the evolution of Indian economic policy over the past five decades. His discussion of events in modern India's economic history are highly relevant for understanding contemporary policy issues that are often hotly debated.

Table of Contents

The Making of an Economist, 1942--54	1	(30)
Deputy Economic Adviser, 1954--8	31	(38)
Washington D.C., 1958--61	69	(12)
The Chief Economic Adviser, 1962--6	81	(37)
The Rise of Mrs Gandhi, 1967--72	118	(35)
The United Nations Development Programme, 1972--7	153	(5)
The Reserve Bank of India, 1977--82	158	(31)
Appendix I The Long Shadow of the Second World War	189	(3)
Appendix II On a Personal Note	192	(3)
Index	195