Economic development and policies in India

The problem of Indian economic development aroused a great deal of interest through the nationalist economic thinking in India since the early part of this century.
The present volume reflects the active involvement of the economists in the debate on nation building. The economists' perceptions were not simply diagnostic of economic ills, but more prescriptive in promoting the welfare of the people. They have transmitted light, filtered through the climates of their periods. Besides, they have revealed, though often implicitly, the social pressures and needs of contemporary society.

In this book, we can look back on the glorious past of our economic thinking. The natured plants in the efflux of time have blossomed with fruit-bearing fragrant economic thoughts. It will indeed be a rewarding experience for the students of the Indian economic development to have a peep into this process and to find how much important and relevant these thoughts are, keeping in view the present milieu of Indian economic challenges.