Indian Economy in the Twenty-first Century: Problems and Prospects

Dr. Bishwa Nath Singh, Professor of Economics, Magadh University, Bodhgaya has been serving the Department for more than three decades. To his credit stand several research papers and books or repute. He has also been teaching the students of M.B.A. and currently he is one of the Executive Committee Members of Indian Economic Association (I.E.A.)

Dr. Mohan Prasad Shrivastava, M.A. (Gold MedalIist); Ph.D. (born in 1953 in the district of kaimur-Bhabua, Bihar) is currently serving as university professor in the department of economics, magadh university, Bodh-gaya having teaching experience of more than 28 years. Dr . Shrivastaca possesses brilliant academic records with a number of innovative and illuminating articles and research papers to his credit related to various economic, financial, social education and environment issues. He has been participating quite actively and sincerely in national and international and regional seminars and conferences. He has been fully devoted to advanced teaching and research and quality education. He has also successfully guided a number of research scholars leading to the award of Ph.D. degree. Recently, he has contributed to books on (i) Nehru & Globalisation (ii) national Agricultural Policy (iii) National Agricultural Policy (iii) State-Union Financial relations (iv) Indian banking in the New Millennium (V) economics of value-Added tax (VAT) (Vi) Vikas ka Arthashastra Aewan Ayojan.

Dr. Narendra Prasad is at present Professor in the University Department of Economics, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar. He has written three books, edited three books and contributed about fifty articles for various journals and conferences. Dr. Prasad is a life member of IEA, ISLE and EAB. Presently he is treasurer of Economic Association of Bihar. He has guided a number of research students for Ph. D. degree and conducted three research projects sponsored by UGC. He has attended Summer Institute in Economics and Statistics in 1977, and completed courses on Research Methodology in Economics at ANSISS, Patna in 1986.