Description: In this first-ever comprehensive state-level analysis of the economic reforms in India, the authors show that, unlike China, the acceleration of growth in the 2000s has been broad-based with nearly every state growing faster than during any other decade. The authors outline state-level reforms in agriculture, land and labor markets, urban development, and infrastructure that are required for speedy economic transformation, as well as the reforms in education and health which enable faster social development.
Review Quotes: "This book presents the first-ever state-level assessment of growth, development, and reform of India. The book is systematic, comprehensive, data-driven, and thoughtfully and carefully argued. Indeed, this book will stand as a landmark in our understanding of India's growth experience over the last 30 years. This book will be a revelation to those who study India's growth, and will almost certainly become a classic reference in this field." --Rajeev Dehejia, Associate Professor of Public Policy, New York University
"This work by Professor Arvind Panagariya and his colleagues is a seminal contribution towards understanding India's saga of economic transformation. This is the first systematic study that looks at India's post-reforms growth experience at the level of states. By analyzing major growth determinants such as development expenditure, agriculture productivity, infrastructure, accumulation of human capital, etc., the study offers many new insights on the 'catch up' by lagging regions. It is a must-read for all who care about promoting regional equity and India's co-operative federalism." --Vijay Kelkar, Chairman, India Development Foundation, New Delhi