The Economy Of India : Global Challenge For The Century

The Indian economy is a picture of contrasts: on one side, there is mass poverty and on the other, the development of centres of excellence in the services indsutry. These two realities coexist within the same economy, an economy of continental proportiions now in a process of complete transformation. Measured in purchasing power parity, India clearly ranks fourth worldwide as regard its GDP, or fifth if the European Union is considered as a single entity. Its population crossed the one billion mark in 2000 and is likely to exceed China's population between 2025 and 2030. Will the acceleration of its growth to more than 608 per cent per year and a more offensive stance on globalization translate into the emergence of a new economic superpower alongside China? This book attempt to answer this question by analysing the internal and external challgnes faced by the world's largest democracy.
About Author :
Jean-Joseph Boillot holds a Ph.D. in Development Economics. He spent most of the 1980s following the economic reforms in India and China as Associate Researcehr with CEPII, an Institute attached to the Prime Minister Office in France. After 1990, he became Economic Advisor with the French Ministy of Finance in the main challenging regions of the world: Eastern Europe, Former USSR, China and East Asia, and lastly India and South Asia based in New Delhi till 2006. Author of more than 20 books, of which Europe after Enlargement, Economic Challenges for EU and India, Dr. J.J. Boillot is also founder of the Euro-India Economic and Business Group (EIEBG) and member of various institutiosn dealing with India and Europe like AFUI, the Euro-India Center and Confrontation Europe. He is married and has two daughters.
Contents :
Introduction India`s First Steps Towards a Modern Economy India`s Economic Reforms: 1980-2005 The Structure of Indian Economy Growth and Development India and Globalization India, a new 21st Century Power? Conclusion Bibliography Index