The First Ten K R Narayanan Orations: Essays by Eminent Persons on the Rapidly Transforming Indian Economy
The First Ten K R Narayanan Orations: Essays by Eminent Persons on the Rapidly Transforming Indian Economy By Jha, Raghbendra
2006 | 209 Pages | ISBN: 1920942718 | PDF | 6 MB
2006 | 209 Pages | ISBN: 1920942718 | PDF | 6 MB
The rapidly transforming Indian economy has thrown up a number of possibilities as well as several challenges with profound implications for India’s vast population as well as globally. The K R Narayanan Oration Series at the Australia South Asia Research Centre in The Australian National University has been devoted to in-depth examination of this important issue by leading experts. The present volume collects the first ten essays in this series. Contributors include Dr Raja Chelliah, Dr U R Rao, Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, Mr P. Chidambaram, Dr C. Rangarajan, Lord Meghnad Desai, Prof. Pranab Bardhan, Dr Vijay Kelkar, Dr M S Swaminathan, and Dr K. Kasturirangan. The essays cover a broad array of topics from various aspects of economic reforms, the political economy of India’s development, the role of agriculture in India’s food security and the role of space research in India’s economic development. His Excellency Dr Narayanan and his successor as President of India, His Excellency Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, have provided introductory messages to the orations.