Professor Sundrum describes India′s economic performance and policies since 1950. He analyses the relationship between planning and market mechanisms, the role of the administration, and the country′s policies regarding production, distribution, and the mobilization of resources. He also considers changes that need to be made to the policy-making process to make the country′s economic policies more effective.
`the central purpose of this interesting book is to describe and analyse Indian economic grwoth and distribution since Independence... It will be useful for any student of economic development.' -
Journal of Contemporary Asia
`The study is extremely readable even to a non-professional... it would be of great interest to scholars working in the area of development economics, planners, and policy makers' - Kyklos
'contains a very methodical and thematic analysis of a wide variety of data pertaining to the performance of the Indian economy since Independence. Sundrum not only conducts his own analysis, but draws on a wide range of earlier studies. I would strongly recommend these chapters to those who wish to gain a comprehensive picutre of Indian economy of the three and a half decades of planned economic development... one of the most comprehensive accounts of the Indian development experience which readers will find rewarding.' - International Journal of Development Banking
`While there is no dearth of books on the Indian economy, there are not many which provide a scientific account of development in recent years, duly supported by reliable statistical analysis of the development process vis-a-vis that of those countries which have been similarly placed.' - The Tribune
`Although the book is entitled growth and income distribution in India, the study encompasses a wide field, covering as it does the entire spectrum of economic growth and development of the country... The assessment of performance has been made with reference to selected variables: poverty; demography; savings, investment and economic growth; structural changes and distribution of income... What distinguishes the author's work has been the weaving together of these apects to present a conspectus of the developments in the economy as a whole. This is a scholarly work, useful alike to research workers and policy makers. It is a welcome addition to the assessments of the achievements of the Indian economy over the forty years of Independence.' - Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics
`...the book provides a valuable review and description of the national situation. This is done in such a clear, comprehensive way that teachers ofthe macroeconomics of development will wish to use the book as amodel of the subject, as well as a first-class illustration of analytical scope and one mation's experience... The language and techniques used are acessible to the non-specialist, and interpretations reasonable and clear... this book will be valued as a model, firstly of the macroanalysis of an economy, and secondly as a review of development policies and how they impinged on this very significant country. Teachers and students alike may bless Sundrum for such a suitalbe course book. - Public Administration and Development
