Trade Policy, Inequality and Performance in Indian Manufacturing

by Kunal Sen

Overview

The relationship between trade policy and economic performance is one of the oldest controversies in economic development. In recent years, there has been a revival of interest in the debate on the implications of trade reforms for productivity growth and domestic pricing behaviour due in part to the current phase of wide-spread trade liberalisatio

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134124770
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/03/2008
Series:	ISSN
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Kunal Sen is Professor of Development Economics and Policy at the Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK. He specialises in macroeconomics and international trade, with over a decade of experience in research on economic reforms in India.

Table of Contents

1 Trade policy, inequality and performance – the key analytical issues 2 Trade policy in India 3 Growth and structural change in Indian manufacturing, 1975–99 4 Trade policy and economic growth 5 Trade policy, productivity and prices 6 International trade and employment 7 Trade policy and wage inequality 8 Trade policy and regional inequality 9 Conclusion