Footprints of development and change: essays in memory of Professor V.K.R.V. Rao commemorating his birth centenary/ N. Jayaram, R.S. Deshpande eds.

Includes bibliography

Justifying beliefs: the role of economic theory -- Macro models of the Indian economy: from command economy to behavioural studies -- Differing approaches to explaining development of 'backward' countries -- Growth, inequality and rents: notes on India in international perpective -- Teacher truancy in India: the role of culture, norms and economic incentives -- Productivity and wage in the informal sector -- Value-at-risk using transformations to normality: an empirical analysis -- Community in India: continuity and change -- Change and stasis in India's regional policy: bypassing and surpassing South Asia -- Civil society and poor -- Strategies to promote empowering participation -- A cartography of resistance: the national federation of dalit women -- Social transformation in independent India: from planned development to liberalisation -- Growth, inrquality and poverty: some hard questions -- Economic well-being and deprivations in India -- Economic growth, poverty reduction and role of special programmes -- Some aspects of price indices, inflation rates and the services sector in national income statistics -- The Indian antecedents of distinguished unemployment and surplus labour -- Globalisation and higher education: economic perspectives -- Location choice of firms in cities of India and China -- Managing performance in Indian organisations

A celebration of professor V. K. R. V. Rao, this book is a compilation of articles on contemporary issues written by eminent economists from around the globe, including Michael Walton from Harvard University, Sugata Marjit from City University of Hong Kong, and G. P. Samanta from the Reserve Bank of India. Discussing a wide range of topics, such as concerns of inequality and poverty, changes in community life, and India’s foreign policy, this in-depth analysis explores the developmental issues presently challenging Indian academia. The latest authentic data from various fields of specialization are presented and discussed in an authoritative manner in this objective and thorough examination of India’s economic condition.