Author: R Swaminathan
Several Contributors/
Translator(s)/ Editors(s): Yoginder K Alagh/R Swaminathan
Publisher: Academic Foundation
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 357
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788171885954
Description
Written by experts on the economy, industrial growth, urban and town planning, environment, and information technology, this volume of 11 essays charts out policy prescriptions for the Indian state of Gujarat to maintain and accentuate its contribution to the Indian economy and show the path for sustainable and equitable growth.
Gujarat is India’s second most industrialized state and has emerged as the second most important investment destination, the guide explains, noting that success in Gujarat is essential for India to maintain its economic growth trajectory.
Contents
Foreword
Y.K. ALAGH
Editor’s Note
R. SWAMINATHAN
Emerging Industrialisation Process in Gujarat: Nature and Composition
DINESH N. AWASTHI AND S. P. KASHYAP
Gujarat’s Industrial Development: A Perspective
SUNIL R. OAREKH
Macroecomic Framework for Development in Gujarat
RAVINDRA H. DHOLAKIA
Human Development and Gender Development in Gujarat: Some Issues
INDIRS HIRWAY AND DARSHINI MAHADEVIA
Gujarat Urban Development Dynamics
H.M.SHIVANAND SWAMY AND K. MUKUNDAN
Education 2010: The Path Forward
RASHU VAKIL
Environmental Strategies for Gujarat
SUDARSHAN IYENGAR AND SOMNATH BANDOPADHYAY
Biological Diversity in Gujarat
H.S. SINGH
Energy and Infrastructure Strategy for Gujarat
SABASTIAN MORRIS
Education and Health Care Strategies for Gujarat in the Context of Emerging Global Opportunities and Challenges
B.B.PATEL AND RAKSHA ALAGH
Gujarat’s Agriculture and the Sardar Sarovar Project
MAHESH PATHAK AND P.K.SINGH