Kerala's Economic Development

Performance and Problems in the Post-Liberalization Period
2. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3293-2
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 625 g

The well-known 'Kerala model' of development has been the focus of discussion for the past several years and the first edition of this book, published in 1999, was a significant contribution to that debate. This revised edition focuses not so much on the more well-researched determinants of Kerala's success but on the hitherto ignored economic backwardness of the state, the economic reforms implemented since the early 1990s, the broad economic changes during the 1990s, and the economic problems and development issues facing Kerala today.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Prakash, B A

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Wirtschaftsgeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Overview - B A Prakash
Economic Backwardness and Economic Reforms in Kerala - B A Prakash
PART TWO: DEMOGRAPHY, EMPLOYMENT AND EMIGRATION
Demographic Change in Kerala in the 1990s and beyond - S Irudaya Rajan and Sabu Aliyar
Employment and Unemployment in Kerala - B A Prakash and M P Abraham
Trends and Patterns of Emigration to the West Asian Countries - B A Prakash
Trends in Poverty in Kerala - K P Mani
PART THREE: AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Performance in Kerala - P M Thomas
Trade Reforms and the Dampening Commodity Prices in Kerala - Poornima Varma
The Case of Rubber and Coconut
PART FOUR: INDUSTRY AND POWER
The Structure and Growth of Kerala Industry in the Post-Liberalization Period - K P Rajesh
Information Technology in Kerala - Tomy Joseph
Striving for Global Competitiveness
The Power Crisis in Kerala - N Vijayamohanan Pillai
PART FIVE: TOURISM AND BANKING
Tourism Development in Kerala - Nalini Netto
Development of Commercial Banking in Kerala - P D Jeromi
PART SIX: HEALTH
An Overview of the Health Scenario of Kerala - A V George and Sindhu Nair
Impact of Fiscal Crisis on Public Health Services in Kerala - D Varatharajan
PART SEVEN: PLANNING AND STATE FINANCE
Decentralised Planning in Kerala - E M Thomas
Kerala - K M Abraham
The Fiscal Crisis and Its Aftermath

Über Autor(innen)

Prakash, B A
B. A. Prakash is a former Professor and Head, Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram. Earlier, he was a professor in the Department of Economics, University of Calicut, Kerala, where he had been teaching since 1976. After retirement from the University, he was appointed as chairman of Kerala Public Expenditure Review Committee for three years by the Government of Kerala. Professor Prakash has been conducting research on different topics relating to Kerala’s economic development during the last four decades and published a number of papers in leading journals, research reports and monographs. One topic in which he did research is on decentralization and local governance in Kerala. He has authored two research studies sponsored by 3rd State Finance Commission of Kerala and National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad. During the tenure as chairman of the 5th SFC (2015–2016), he got opportunity to conduct in-depth study on the finances of local governments and the fiscal decentralization experience of Kerala. This monograph is the outcome of his research on decentralization. Professor Prakash has edited two books on Indian economy examining the economic reforms and performance since 1991 and published in 2009 and 2012. He has also edited four books on Kerala’s economic development, covering the development of the state economy since its formation and up to 2018 and published by SAGE in 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2018.