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| author = [[Arvind Panagariya]]<br />
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| publisher = [[Oxford University Press]]<br />
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| pages = 514<br />
| isbn = 978-0-19-531503-5<br />
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'''''India: The Emerging Giant''''' is a 2008 book by [[Arvind Panagariya]] which describes the contemporary state of the economy of India.<br />
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==Synopsis by chapter==<br />
Each chapter has a main topic and a set of essays on different aspects of that main topic.<br />
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===Growth and Economic Reforms===<br />
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====Distinguishing Four Phases====<br />
This chapter is divided into these parts:<br />
*Phase I (1951–65): Takeoff under a Liberal Regime<br />
*Phase II (1965–81): Socialism Strikes with a Vengeance<br />
*Phase III (1981–88): Liberalization by Stealth<br />
*Phase IV (1988-2006): Triumph of Liberalization<br />
*A Tale of two Countries:India and the Republic of Korea<br />
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====Poverty, Inequality, and Economic Reforms====<br />
This chapter is divided into these parts:<br />
*Declining Poverty: The Human Face of Reforms<br />
*Inequality: A Lesser Problem<br />
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====Macroeconomics====<br />
This chapter is divided into these parts:<br />
*Deficits and Debt: Is a Crisis around the Corner?<br />
*The External Sector: On the Road to Capital Account Convertibility?<br />
*The Financial Sector: Why Not Privatize the Banks?<br />
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====Transforming India====<br />
This chapter is divided into these parts:<br />
*International Trade: Carrying Liberalization Forward<br />
*Industry and Services: Walking on Two Legs<br />
*Modernizing Agriculture<br />
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====The Government====<br />
This chapter is divided into these parts:<br />
*Tax Reform: Toward a Uniform Goods and Services Tax<br />
*Tackling Subsidies and Reforming the Civil Service<br />
*Telecommunications and Electricity: Contrasting Experiences<br />
*Transportation: A Solvable Problem<br />
*Health and Water Supply and Sanitation: Can the Government Deliver?<br />
*Education: Expenditures or Transfers?<br />
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==Reviews==<br />
[[Nandan Nilekani]] said that in this book the author has "so convincingly argued (that) open policies and rapid economic growth are the best antidotes for poverty reduction."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Economics/Political/?view=usa&ci=9780195315035 |title=Oxford University Press: India: Arvind Panagariya |first= |last= |work=oup.com |year=2011 |accessdate=27 October 2011}}</ref><br />
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The review in [[Foreign Affairs]] said, "This is a massive research study that will command the respect of scholars who like to pore over tables, graphs, and charts in search of patterns and connections in the data."<ref>{{cite journal|url= http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64416/lucian-w-pye/india-the-emerging-giant|last=Pye|first=Lucian W.|title=India: The Emerging Giant|journal=[[Foreign Affairs]]|date=May–June 2008|accessdate=27 October 2011|publisher=[[Council on Foreign Relations]]}}</ref><br />
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Economist Sally Razeen said that by this book, "Arvind Panagariya has written probably the best all-around, up-to-date, and accessible book on the Indian economy."<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2009/03/books.htm |last=Razeen|first=Sally|title=Demystifying the Hype|journal=[[Finance & Development]]|date=March 2009|volume=46|issue=1|publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]]}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{official website|1=http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Economics/Developmental/Regional/?view=usa&ci=9780195315035}}<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGnGHfYscec author's video presentation on book]<br />
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[[Category:Books about globalization]]<br />
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