India's Exports and Export Policies in the 1960's

This book examines India's export performance and export policies in the 1960s.

Deepak Nayyar (Author)

9780521048798, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 December 2007

412 pages
21.5 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.518 kg

This book examines India's export performance and export policies in the 1960s. The author analyses the causal factors underlying the trends in exports and evaluates the government policies which affected them. This authoritative work will be of interest to all those concerned with Indian economic problems, international trade and development economics.

List of tables
Preface
Abbreviations
A note on statistical tables
Introduction
Part I. General: 1. An outline of the approach
2. Export performance in the 1960s: an overview
Part II. Empirical Analysis: A Micro Approach
Section 1. Traditional Exports: 3. Jute manufactures
4. Cotton textiles
5. Tea
6. Cashew and tobacco
7. Minerals
Section 2. Non-Traditional Exports: 8. Leather and chemicals
9. Engineering goods
Part III. Policy Analysis: A Macro Economic View: 10. Export policies in the 1960s
11. The impact of devaluation
12. Bilateral rupee trade and export growth
13. Concluding observations
14. Postscript - the early 1970s
Select bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]