This book is an offshoot of the Indian Economic Association (IEA) policy of publishing edited volumes from papers contributed to the Indian Economic Association Annual Conferences. The papers included in this volume are those submitted for the 88 the Annual Conference of IEA held at Andhra University, Vishakhapatanam during 27th29th December 2005. It consists of 26 articles distributed in respective chapters. The constitutional provision of ...
Human development is seen as a process of enlarging people's choices, opportunities and capabilities. The GDP per capita is a one-dimensional average, which fails to capture the cultural, political, social and other choices that people make. The Human Development Reports (HDRs) produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1990 have been a major force behind the shift, constituting one of the strongest voices advocating attention to the ...