Distance Education Syllabus
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF INDIA
Chapter 1. World Economic Development and Emergence of
India
as an Economic Power
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National Income and GDP growth rate. Top ten
economic powers of the world.
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Top ten countries in terms of total GDP and top
ten countries with high growth rate of GDP.
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Human Development Index and Quality of Life
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Factors promoting Growth – role of Political,
Social, Economic and other Environmental Factors in Development.
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FDI Inflows to India and other major countries
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Emergence of India as a Major Economic Power
Chapter 2. India’s Growth Strategy and the Role of
Economic Planning
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Objectives of Planning and role of the Planning Commission
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Strategies of growth in different Five Year
Plans
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Role of the Public Sector Enterprises
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Growth from the First to Eleventh Five Year
Plans
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Planning Strategies in Tenth, Eleventh and
Twelve Five Year Plans
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Future Role of Planning in India.
Chapter 3.India Since Economic Liberalization, 1991
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Globalization, Liberalization and Privatization
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Need for Economic Liberalization
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Impact of Economic liberalization on Indian
Economy
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Rationale for Disinvestment and Privatization.
Chapter 4. Sectoral Growth Opportunities in India
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Growth in the Agriculture Sector
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Growth in the Industrial Sector
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Growth in the Service Sector
Chapter 5. Monetary, Fiscal and Export-Import Policies
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The Budgetary Process in the Federal Structure
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The Central Budget and its importance in
Economic Policies
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Monetary Policy and the role of the Reserve Bank
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The Fiscal Policy and the role of the Ministry
of Finance
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Deficit Financing-the Budgetary Deficit and
Fiscal Deficit
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Financing
of Development Programmes
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Export-Import Policy
Chapter 6. The
Financial System in India
and Integration with the Global Economic System
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The Banking Sector
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The Insurance Sector
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The Non-Banking Sector
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The Stock- Market
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Role of Foreign Companies in the Financial
Sector.
Chapter 7. India and International Economic
Institutions
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Role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Role of the World Bank (IBRD)
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Role of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
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Multilateral Trade and Regional Blocs
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Role of the Transnational Corporations (MNCs)
Chapter 8. Public Finance in India
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Three Tiers of governance in India
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Devolution of Powers-the Panchayati Raj
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Devolution of Financial Powers
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Public Finance and Private Finance
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Taxation Principles and Raising of Public Resources
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Accountability of the Government and the role of
the Comptroller & Auditor General.
Chapter 9. Public- Private Partnership (PPP)
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Limitations of Government resources and capacity
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Rationale of Government-Corporate Cooperation
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The World Trend in PPP
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A few successful PPPs
