Economic development perspectives v.8

Fiscal Policy and Resource Mobilisation for Economic Development is a crucial subject which en compasses the raising and management of finances to fulfil the objectives of planned development. through the country's Five Year Plans. The subject thus covers the ends and means of taxation in various forms, the numerous savings instruments to mobilise both domestic (or house hold) surpluses and resources gene ration in the corporate sector through various Incentives and concessions, the concerted drive to boost exports and conserve foreign exchange so necessary for the Import of vital Inputs as well as technology, and attempts to draw into the mainstream the sizable surpluses available with the Informal (or unorganised) sector of the economy.
The present selection of papers, articles, addresses, comments and abstracts are drawn from a wide variety of sources, both pubilshed and unpublished, and expressed in various national and state seminars and conferences. Its scope extends to the deployment of vital resources for development in the Indian economy, both national and sectoral, and attempts to place it in the context of the ebb and tide of global financial markets.
It is hoped that the volume will be a very valuable addition to the current literature and documentation on fiscal policy in developing countries, Including India, and will aid further study, research and writing in these vital economic areas.