Economic And Social Issues India And International

Economic And Social Issues India And International by Ishwar C Dhingra

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Book Summary:

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Table of Contents:

1. Nature and Characteristics of Social Problems

.Characteristics of Social Problems
.Causes of Social Problems
.Types of Social Problems
.Social Planning

2. Global Social and Economic Problems

.Poverty: Global Issues
.Unemployment
.Beggary
.Crime
.War
.Deglobalisation: Implications for Emerging Economies
.Happiness
.International Trade
.Technology and Innovation
.Advanced Technologies and New Job Creation
.Natural resources: Energy and metals
.Water Issues
.Global Megatrends and India
.Some Useful Pointers

3. Contemporary Social-Economic Problems in India

.Challenges of Higher Education
.Corruption in India
.Caste system in India
.Terrorism in India
.Literacy in India
.Superstition in India
.Meaning and Measurement of Economic Development
.On-Going Debate on State vs. Markets
.MAGNITUDE OF POVERTY IN INDIA
.MEASURES TO REDUCE POVERTY
.immediate tasks for the government
.Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs)
.Environment and Economic Development
.Environmental Protection in India
.Issue of Land Acquisition
.InFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
.Privatisation and Commercialisation of Infrastructure
.Funding of Infrastructure
.Nature of the Population Problem in India
.Structural Changes in Indian Economy as Seen in the
National Income Data
.Strategy to Raise the Rate of Investment
and Saving in the Economy
.Consumption-Led Growth
.Distribution of Incom
.Balanced Regional Development
.Causes, Consequences and Remedies of Inflation In India
.Long-Term Problems of Agricultural Development
.From Green Revolution to Gene Revolution
.Policy Developments in Respect of Agricultural Credit
.Agricultural Exports and Globalisation
.Agricultural Price Policy in India
.Panchayati Raj in India
.Rural Non-Farm Sector
.Suggested Strategy for Rural Development
.Rural Infrastructure
.New Industrial Revolution and India
.New Competition Policy
.New Industrial Policy and Public Sector
.Privatisation of the Economy
.From Disinvestment to Public-Private Partnership
.Venture Capital
.Social Security in India
.Industrial Disputes and Relations in India
.Balance Of Payments and Problem of Deficits
Contents vii
.Problem of Deficits and Trade Policy
.Exchange Rate Reforms
.Special Economic Zones
.Regional Trading Blocs
.India and FTAs
.Free Trade Area between India and China
.Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) and India
.Asian Economic Community
.Financial Sector Reforms
.Euro-Debt Crisis and Banking Sector Challenges
.Virtual Currency: BITCOIN
.Evaluation Of The Monetary Policy In India
.RBI Autonomy
.Financial Inclusion
.Federal Finance in India
.Dollar-As International Reserve Currency
.Balance Sheet of Modi-Era: Credits and Debits
Multiple Choice Questions