Development, distribution, and markets / edited by Kaushik Basu, Maitreesh Ghatak, Kenneth Kletzer, Sudipto Mundle, Eric Verhoogen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Basu, Kaushik, editor.

Verhoogen, Eric, editor.

Mundle, Sudipto, editor.

Ghatak, Maitreesh, editor.

Kletzer, Kenneth, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Development economics--India.

Development economics.

Economic development--India.

Economic development.

Distribution (Economic theory).

India.

Physical Description:

xvii, 328 pages: illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

This volume, with essays covering three broad themes -- anti-poverty policies; labour, land, and financial markets; and political regimes and economic development -- describes what are the critical institutional features of land, labour and financial markets that determine their efficiency and ability to facilitate inclusive growth, and the political factors that govern the process of development. It concentrates on programmes and policies for India and covers international experience with cash transfer programmes. The work in this area applies core theoretical insights to policy discussions surrounding poverty measurement, income inequality, rural unemployment, and compares alternative growth strategies in terms of their impact on poverty and inequality.

Contents:

Introduction / Kaushik Basu Maitreesh Ghatak, Kenneth Kletzer, Sudipto Mundle, Eric Verhoogen

Part A. Anti-Poverty Policies. 1. Anti-Poverty Programs in India : Past, Present, and Future / Dilip Mookherjee

2. Is a Decentralized Right-to-Work Policy Feasible? / Martin Ravallion

3. When Are Cash Transfers Transformative? / Bruce Wydick

4. Improving Health Care Delivery in India / Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

5. A sovereign fund for India / Parikshit Ghosh and Debraj Ray

Part B. Labour, Land, and Financial Markets. 6. A Note on Evaluating Growth Processes / Bhaskar Dutta

7. Employer Power, Labour-Saving Technical Change, and Inequality / Nancy H. Chau and Ravi Kanbur

8. Property Rights and Productivity of Resource Allocation in Developing Countries / Maitreesh Ghatak

9. Financial Inclusion : Concepts, Issues, and Policies for India / Nirvikar Singh

Part C. Political Regimes and Economic Development. 10. Aggregation, Ideology, and the Social Ordering of Caste / Rohini Somanathan

11. Enlightened Autocrats : Lessons from Bold Experiments in the Lands of Islam / Jean-Philippe Platteau

12. China's Belt and Road Initiative : Hopes and Bumps along the Road / Gerard Roland.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780190130053

0190130059

OCLC:

1242856733