UNLEASHING URBANIZATION (Examines the suitability of models based on Western Economic Development experience — whether promoting pan-India urbanization is a logical conclusion or are alternatives worth exploring —that will suit India with its unique demographic, social, political and economic situation) Towards Making India’s Urbanization Inclusive Indermit Gill, Chor-ching Goh and Somik Lall Building Modern ‘Urban’ India Rok Spruk Climate Change Risks & Adaptation: Indian Mega Cities Architesh Panda Green City Carpool System for the Traffic Management Srinivasulu Rajendran and Kirti Danwar An Alternative and a Less Painful Process T.H.Chowdary Conceptualising Rural-Urban Dynamics Alex M. Thomas A Kind of Urbanisation Amal Sanyal Acquisition of Agricultural Land: Lucknow Metropolis S.S.A. Jafri, H.R.Nangalia and S.M.S. Jafri Tagore’s Vision of Rural Economic Upliftment Anshuman Paul
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (Attempts at exploring the contemporary realities of Indian agriculture with special focus on agricultural marketing practices and modes of irrigation that are tailor made to the topographic, hydrologic and geographic conditions of India) Technological Innovation in Indian Agricultural Marketing Aparajita Goyal Turning India’s Irrigation Portrait Upside Down: Dominant Views Vs Realities M. Dinesh Kumar, M. V. K. Sivamohan & A. Narayanamoorthy
POLICY PERSPECTIVE (A take on various policy related issues like economic, social, regulation, governance related policies — present status, scope for improvement and the way forward) Towards Improving Governance SK Agarwal RTI: Some Reflections and Ruminations Saumitra Mohan Male and Female Flower Trading Farms in West Bengal: A Case Sanjukta Chakrabarti and Debnarayan Sarker
DEVELOPMENTAL PLANNING (Involves the planning and application of a rational system of choices among feasible courses of investment and other development actions which aims at developing the whole economy of the nation) Unhealthy Planning Ravi Duggal Inclusive & Integrated District Planning Anindo Banerjee Plan and Policies: Unsolved Riddle Ajitava Raychaudhuri
WELFARE ECONOMICS (Focuses on the optimal allocation of resources and goods and how this affects social welfare and economic well-being of the people)
Engaging Communities for Better Health Care Services George Cheriyan and Om Prakash Arya Attaining Comprehensive Development: A Comparative Study of Demographic, Migration and Socio-Economic Trends R. S. Bora and Swati Virmani Social Security of Social Groups in Assam Chunnu Prasad and Gautam kr. Das Understanding Political Economy of Food Crisis in Niger Jaideep Rajak ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (Analyzes the impact of various economic activities on the environment and how economic mechanisms can be created that minimizes harm to the environment while allowing maximum economic benefits)
Regional Patterns in the Distribution of Polluting Units Prabha Panth and Rahul A. Shastri Dealing with Environmental Degradation Anu Singh
PLANNING PARADIGM (Analyzes roles of planning in the economic development of a country and the changing role of government to arrive at an optimum mix of state and the market)
Planning vs the Market and the Role of Govt. Dang T. Tran
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS (Deals with financial and growth related aspects of nation’s development and how financial crisis in a country affects the economies of the linked countries)
Greek Crises & Its Impact on the World Economy T.Koti Reddy
PERSPECTIVES EDITORIAL Us Jails Better than Indian Homes Prasoon S. Majumdar UNLEASHING URBANISATION Bringing Back Harappa and Mohenjo-daro Sray Agarwal
POLICY PERSPECTIVE An Imperative for Promoting Inclusive Growth Pradeep S. Mehta
WELFARE ECONOMICS A Contribution to the Purpose of Economic Growth David Hudgins
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