Towards Sustainable Growth Essays in Fiscal and Financial Sector Reforms in India

by Chelliah, Raja J.

• ISBN13: 9780195639469
• ISBN10: 0195639464
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-10-31
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This topical work has as its background the ongoing program of economic reforms in India. Concentrating on fiscal and financial sector reforms, the author examines in detail the steps needed to complete the reform process initiated in 1991. In this context there is a comprehensive analysis of the fiscal situation with special emphasis on controlling the fiscal deficit. The author also analyzes the inter-state differences in economic conditions and social development as a prelude to a discussion of state-level reforms and effective regional planning.

Author Biography

Raja J. Chelliah is Chairman, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi.

Table of Contents

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Abbreviations
India as an Emerging Common Market	p. 1
Liberalization and the Changing Roles of the Centre and the States	p. 19
The Meaning and Significance of the Fiscal Deficit	p. 50
Financial and Fiscal Reforms in Asian Countries	p. 68
Growth of Indian Public Debt: Dimensions of the Problem and its Remedies	p. 96
An Agenda for Comprehensive Tax Reform	p. 138
The Impact of the Tax on Corporate Profits	p. 160
Economic Strategy for the Nineties	p. 201
Author Index	p. 214
Subject Index	p. 215
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