Overview
The well-known 'Kerala model' of development has been the focus of discussion for the past several years and the first edition of this book, published in 1999, was a significant contribution to that debate.
This revised edition focuses not so much on the more well-researched determinants of Kerala's success but on the hitherto ignored economic backwardness of the state, the economic reforms implemented since the early 1990s, the broad economic changes during the 1990s, and the economic problems and development issues facing Kerala today.
Synopsis
Seventeen Indian academics, researchers, and public and private sector administrators contribute 17 chapters focusing on the economic backwardness, economic reforms implemented since the early 1990s, broad economic changes during the 1990s, and the current economic problems and developmental issues of the southern Indian state of Kerala. A revised edition of the 1999 Kerala's Economic Development—Issues and Problems, the text has been updated throughout, incorporating the latest developments and data available; additional specific changes are not stated. For graduate and postgraduate students of Kerala's economy, and scholars concerned with economic and social development issues in lesser-developed countries. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR