Textbook of economic development / by Suman K. Mukherjee

Includes bibliography and index

Development theories and approaches Economic development Development characteristics and indicators Level of living, poverty and basic needs Economic growth Human resource The technology link: capital-output ratio Economic dualism The doctorine of balanced growth The stages of economic growth Strategies of development Unemployment and surplus labour The dual economy models Industrial unemplyment The role of agriculture Institutional reforms Technical reforms Choice of technique Capital investment Cost - benefit analysis International trade theory Trade: direct and indirect benefits Trade problems The post Keynesian approach Protection: qualitative and quantitative Development financing External borrowing Fiscal policy in developing countries Deficit financing Role of direct and indirect taxes Taxation in India Fiscal incentive to private and public savings Taxations agriculture Public Debt The post-keynesian view