| The Economics of Development and Planning | |
| Part I : | |
| » Basic Problems » Economics of Development : Concepts and Approaches » Economic Growth and Income Distribution : The Kuznets Hypothesis; Sustainable Development » Characteristics of An Underdeveloped Country » Obstacles to Economic Development » Factors of Economic Growth: Economic and Non-Economic » Chenery’s Patterns of Structural Change » Meaning and Characteristics of Modern Economic Growth | |
| Part Two : | |
| » Some Theories of Economic Development » Adam Smith’s Theory » The Ricardian Theory » The Malthusian Theory » Mill’s Theory » The Classical Theory » The Marxian Theory » The Schumpeterian Theory » The Keynesian Theory; Marx’ Stages of Growth » Rostow’s Stages of Economic Growth » Gerchenkron’s Great Spurt Theory » Nurkse’s Theory of Disguised Unemployment as a Saving Potential » Lewis’ Theory of Unlimited Supplies of Labour » Fei-Ranis Theory » Jorgenson’s Neo-Classical Model of a Dual Economy » Harris–Todaro Model of Migration and Unemployment » Leibenstein’s Critical Minimum Efforts Theory » Nelson’s Low-Level Equilibrium Trap » The “Big Push” Theory » The Doctrine of Balanced Growth » The Concept of Unbalanced Growth » Dualistic Theories » The Dependency Theory of Underdevelopment » The Limits to Growth Model » Myrdal’s Theory of Circular Causation | |
| Part Three : | |
| » Some Growth Models » The Harrod-Domar Models » The Kaldor Model of Distribution » The Pasinetti Model of Profit and Growth » Joan Robinson’s Model of Capital Accumulation » Meade’s Neo-Classical Model of Economic Growth » The Solow Model of Long-Run Growth » Kaldor’s Model of Growth » Models of Technical Change » The Stylised Facts and Steady State Growth » The Golden Rule of Accumulation » Growth Accounting » The New Endogenous Growth Theory » The Cambridge Capital Controversy in the Neo-classical Analysis of Growth » The Fel’dman Model » The Mahalanobis Model » Growth Models in Indian Planning | |
| Part Four : | |
| » Domestic Measures for Economic Development » Capital Formation and Economic Development » Role of Agriculture and Industry in Economic Development » Monetary Policy in Economic Development » Fiscal Policy in Economic Development » Deficit Financing as an Instrument of Economic Development » Price Policy in Economic Development » Population Growth and Economic Development » Human Capital Formation and Manpower Planning » Entrepreneurship in Economic Development » Role of the State in Economic Development | |
| Part Five : | |
| » International Measures for Economic Development » Foreign Trade and Economic Development » The Debt Problem of LDCs » New International Economic Order (NIEO) » Commercial Policy and Economic Development » Foreign Capital and Aid in Economic Development » Two-Gap Model and Cost-Benefits of Foreign Aid » Private Foreign Investment and Multinationals | |
| Part Six : | |
| » Some Problems of Development Planning » Economic Planning » Shadow Prices » Project Evaluation and Cost-Benefit Analysis » Controls Under Planning » Input-Output Analysis » Linear Programming » The Concept of Capital–Output Ratio » The Choice of Techniques » Transfer of Technology » Investment Criteria in Economic Development » Economic Planning and Price Mechanism | |
| Part Seven : | |
| » Planning in India » Objectives and Achievements of Indian Plans » The Strategy of Indian Planning » Resource Mobilisation in Indian Plans » The Pattern of Investment in Indian Plans » Agricultural Development and Policy Under the Plans » Industrial Development and Policy Under the Plans » Regional Disparities and Balanced Regional Development » Poverty in India » Economic Inequalities in India » Unemployment in India » Growth of National Income, Saving and Investment » Public Sector in India » Inflationary Pressures in Indian Economy » Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments in India » Foreign Capital in India » Seventh Five-Year Plan, 1985-90 » Eighth Five-Year Plan, 1992-97 » Ninth Five-Year Plan, 1997-2002 » Tenth Five Year Plan, 2002-07 » Bibliography. | |