New and Enduring Themes in Development Economics

Edited by Bhaskar Dutta, Tridip Ray and E. Somanathan

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This book is a compilation of selected papers presented at the ISI (Indian Statistical Institute) Platinum Jubilee Conference on Comparative Development held at the ISI, Delhi, India. The papers cover new and well-established topics in development economics. Some of these include political economy, role of public outrage in delivering justice and the political economy of general strikes, economics of happiness, economics of labour, agricultural economics, macroeconomics and public finance. These topics are analyzed from the perspective of developing countries. The book will be of interest to both researchers and graduate students in development economics.

Keywords: Development Economics; Happiness; Well-Being; Political Economy; Economic of Labour; Agricultural Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
ISBN: 9789812839411
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE DETERMINANTS OF LIFE SATISFACTION , pp 3-40

John Helliwell, Haifang Huang and Anthony Harris

Ch 2 UNEQUAL CHANCES: THE INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE UNDER MARITAL SORTING , pp 41-56

Lakshmanasamy T

Ch 3 ADDRESSING EQUITY ISSUES IN WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN BHIL ADIVASI AREAS OF WESTERN MADHYA PRADESH , pp 57-89

Rahul Banerjee

Ch 4 A THEORY OF THE CORRUPT KEYNESIAN , pp 93-111

Toke Aidt and Jayasri Dutta

Ch 5 ON EFFECTING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE , pp 113-132

Sumon Majumdar and Sharun Mukand

Ch 6 ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GENERAL STRIKES , pp 133-144

Abhirup Sarkar

Ch 7 PUBLIC OUTRAGE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE: LESSONS FROM THE JESSICA LAL CASE , pp 145-164

Brendan O'Flaherty and Rajiv Sethi

Ch 8 LOBBYING FOR TRADE REGIME AND TARIFF SETTINGS , pp 165-178

Katsuzo Yamamoto

Ch 9 LABOR RETRENCHMENT LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT: A THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION , pp 181-205

Kaushik Basu, Gary Fields and Shub Debgupta

Ch 10 WORK MIGRATION AND INVESTMENT IN ORIGIN COMMUNITIES , pp 207-228

Ghazala Mansuri

Ch 11 LABOR MARKET REFORM AND POVERTY – THE ROLE OF INFORMAL SECTOR , pp 229-240

Sugata Marjit, Saibal Kar and Dibyendu Maiti

Ch 12 MEASURING HARM DUE TO CHILD WORK AND CHILD LABOUR: PATTERNS AND DETERMINANTS FOR INDIA , pp 241-264

Diganta Mukherjee and Saswati Das

Ch 13 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: THE STATE AND AGRICULTURE SINCE INDEPENDENCE , pp 267-302

T. Srinivasan

Ch 14 LAND-USE CHANGES AND AGRICULTURAL GROWTH IN INDIA, PAKISTAN, AND BANGLADESH, 1901-2004 , pp 303-330

Takashi Kurosaki

Ch 15 THE NATURAL INTEREST RATE IN EMERGING MARKETS , pp 333-368

Ashima Goyal

Ch 16 INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER RULES, STATE FISCAL POLICY AND PERFORMANCE IN INDIA , pp 369-400

Poulomi Roy and Ajitava Raychaudhuri

Ch 17 TAX EVASION AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS , pp 401-428

Rohit Prasad

Ch 18 INEQUALITY, PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND DEFICITS IN INDIA , pp 429-443

Errol D'Souza

Ch 19 CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE KYOTO PROTOCOL , pp 447-463

Parkash Chander

Ch 20 RECENT TRENDS IN MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS: SOME THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS , pp 467-484

Suman Ghosh and Eric van Tassel

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