Issues in Indian Public Policies, 1st ed. 2018 India Studies in Business and Economics Series

This book discusses economic development in general and selected public policy issues with a focus on philosophy, Gandhian thoughts and sectoral issues in the Indian context. It presents scholarly contributions on growth and development in India, with particular emphasis on human development in connection with the economy of India and selected developing countries. It brings to the forefront a body of knowledge on philosophy and ethical issues within the domain of public policies relating to development in today?s world.

The book includes contributions from leading economists and covering a range of issues such as the Indian government?s current ?Make in India? drive, the role of the World Bank, managing educational finances, development and higher education policy, inflation, decentralization, inequality, regional development, and linkages between health, nutrition and education. Accordingly, the book not only offers a useful resource for academics, economists and development practitioners, but also has important implications for public policymaking.

Integrating Ethics into Economics.- Economics of Make in India: Policy drives and challenges.- Role of the World Bank in Middle Income Countries.- Can We Attempt Education Accounts in India: A Tentative Road Map.- Sacrifice Ratio and Cost of Inflation for the Indian Economy.- The Experience Of  Decentralisation In India.- Review of conceptual and empirical issues on regional imbalances – national and international experiences.- Issues relating to Financing of Education in Gandhian Way.- Educational Finances.- Issues relating to Balanced Regional Development.- Issues relating to Human Development.

Vinod B. Annigeri is currently serving as Professor and Director of the Centre For Multi-disciplinary Development Research (CMDR), Dharwad, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics of Education from Mangalore University, India. He has served as a consultant for many national and international organizations and has worked on research studies funded by the Ford Foundation, Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada, Department for International Development (DFID), and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), to name a few. He was part of the WHO’s international team for the development of Reproductive Health Accounts. He has to his credit some of the most pioneering studies on health accounts at the micro level. His core areas of interest include issues relating to the economics of education and health. He played a key role in the formation of the Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) and has served as the Founder Joint Secretary of this association for six years. His papers have been published in journals of national and international repute. He has also co-authored two books on Health Education and Development in 2006 with Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai and Serials Publication, New Delhi. 

R.S. Deshpande is currently Director and Advisor at the Centre for Development Studies, PES University, Bangalore, India. He is an ex-Director and Honorary Visiting Professor of the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore. He is also a former Rajiv Gandhi National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). In addition to numerous research studies, Dr. Deshpande steered the mega study on “Farmer at the Millennium”. He has authored 17 books and has published more than 140 research papers in national and international journals. He has been invited as Visiting Professor to institutions such as University of Ottawa, Canada; Saskatchewan Institute of Policy Planning, Regina;

Highlights development dialogs with a focus on philosophical issues, Gandhian thoughts, and emerging empirics to analyze development issues in India

Includes contributions from India’s foremost economists

Features rich discussions highlighting the symbiotic relationship between health, education, and other development sectors