Infrastructure and economic development in India

The importance of infrastructure in economic development is well recognised though the exact nature of the relationship between the two has not been analysed in-depth. The present book is the first exhaustive study of its kind which looks in detail at this relationship from a national and regional perspective.
The study begins with a critical examination of the concept and nature of infrastructure based on a survey of contributions of the leading economists. This theoretical perspective is supplemented with a historical perspective in which the experience of countries like U.K., U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and Japan has been discussed briefly.
This is followed by an in-depth study of the plan outlays for infrastructure at the All-India and the State level. The growth of infrastructure in the country has been traced meticulously over the planning period. Inter-state disparities in development have then been examined and correlated with disparities in the infrastructural facilities.
The author then proceeds to examine in detail the growth of and regional imbalances in infrastructure in the State of U.P. A distinctive feature of this part of the study is the presentation of the composite indices of economic development and infrastructure at the district level and the examination of the relationship between the two.

In the end, the author discusses the various issues in infrastructure planning, identifies the various deficiencies in this respect and presents a policy framework for infrastructure development.
A comprehensive treatise on the subject, the study is enriched with a wealth of data compiled from diverse sources and its analytical presentation. The book is bound to be of wide interest to development planners economists, researchers, and administrators concerned with the question of infrastructure and economic development.