“bibek debroy”

Economists may pretend otherwise. But Economics is about common sense. India needs economic reforms to push up growth. Growth is needed to eliminate poverty and reduce unemployment. And reforms are needed to eliminate India's present status quo, with its pronounced anti-poor bias. All Indian citizen... More

A critical subset of second or third generation reforms to Indian governmental policy, these sixteen collected papers set out the reform agenda for governance, or alternatively, for the future role of the State.... More

The most recognized dog in Indian myth is the dog in the Mahabharata that accompanied the Pandavas—not actually a dog but Dharma in disguise. There are, however, several more references to dogs in the classical texts. Mentioned for the first time in the Rg Veda, the eponymous Sarama is the dog of ... More

This book is an outcome of a study on bankruptcy of small businesses in India.... The process of conducting the study brought forth revealing facts on the functionality of small businesses, their problems and possible solutions. Small businesses are treated as those productive activities whose stake... More

This collection of essays focuses on the anti-dumping agreement's effect on free-trade principles as defined in the guidelines established by the World Trade Organization. The five papers contained in this volume offer clarification and solutions for instituting changes that will benefit world trade... More

The nine papers in this collection explore the negotiating strategies of India and other WTO members with the aim of examining their concerns as they continue to gain power at the bargaining table. Aimed at students, researchers, and policy makers, the essays range from trends at the WTO to global f... More

The eight major sections in this volume focus on the increasing use of anti-dumping measures in a wide range of sectors by both developed and developing countries. In recent years, tariff reforms, the use of the provision in intra-developing country trade, and analysis of anti-dumping cases lodged a... More