Understanding India
This is a selection of resources on understanding India available from the NLB catalogue or the Internet and is not meant to be an exhaustive list.
NLB print and digital resources
India transformed: Twenty-five years of economic reforms
India’s top business leaders and economic luminaries provide their perspectives and a balanced picture of India’s economic reforms since 1991. Find out what these reforms were, who they were intended for, and how they have affected the overall economy.
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India in the 21st century: What everyone needs to know
Portioned into general topics and structured using questions you and I would ask about India, this book provides a rich account of India’s history, society, politics, economy and more. Those interested in understanding contemporary India would find this book a concise and useful primer for getting to know India on a deeper level.
All rights reserved, New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
Changing the Indian economy: Renewal, reform and revival
The highly topical socio-economic accounts of emerging changes in this book provides clear, concise and insightful narratives into India’s social, economic and governance framework. Explore India’s sizable potential to grow amidst the diverse economic reforms, as well as its challenges faced.
All rights reserved, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, 2018.
Entrepreneurship, innovations and start-ups in India
India has declared 2010 through 2020 as the Decade of Innovation. Learn more about the Indian policies and programmes for the development of entrepreneurship and innovations in India in conjunction with the government’s flagship initiative, Start-up India.
All rights reserved, New Delhi: New Century Publications, 2017.
The Indian economy has undergone marked changes over recent decades, comprising episodes of rapid growth and stagnation. This book explores the complex economic story of the Indian economy since independence and partition, using case studies to flesh out India’s unique factors in detail, providing a deep, yet concise, overview of how India got to where it is today.
All rights reserved, Newcastle upon Tyne: Agenda Publishing Limited, 2019.
Superfast primetime ultimate nation: The relentless invention of modern India
In this title, Adam Roberts, the Economist’s former South Asia correspondent, provides vivid insights into the problems and promises of a fast-growing India. He spent five years travelling the length and breadth of the country and interviewing people from all walks of life to understand how India can become a truly great economic power, more influential abroad and stable at home.
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India: Economy treading on thin ice
This analysis from Deloitte reviews the state of India’s economic environment. Despite the chill in the Indian economy, the Indian government implemented a slew of reforms in an effort to jump-start the economy. Could the opportunities created be a “lemonade moment” for India?