Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Chronology of Major Political and Economic Events xv
7. Introduction 1
8. I. Current State of the Economy
9. 1. The Indian Economy in Global Context 9
10. 2. India’s Fiscal Situation: Is a Crisis Ahead? 47
11. 3. State-Level Performance under Economic Reforms in India 91
12. II. Private Economic Activity
13. 4. Doing Business in India: What has Liberalization Changed? 129
14. 5. Bangalore: The Silicon Valley of Asia? 169
15. III. Government Activity
16. 6. Small-Scale Industry Policy in India: A Critical Evaluation 213
17. 7. Emerging Challenges for Indian Education Policy 303
18. 8. Does Economic Growth Increase the Demand for Schools? Evidence from Rural India, 1960–99 329
19. 9. Priorities for Further Reforms 355
20. Conference Participants 363
21. Contributors 367
22. Author Index 369
23. Subject Index 373