India: planning for industrialization: Industrialization and trade policies since 1951

by Jagdish N. Bhagwati

This volume contains the first comprehensive analysis of post-war Indian planning and economic policies in the field of foreign trade and industrialization. These policies are put into the perspective of historical trends in the economy, India's resources and her social and political objectives. This volume forms part of a series on Industry and Trade in Some Developing Countries edited by Ian Little, Tibor Scitovsky, and Maurice Scott. The others in the series are on Brazil, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines and Taiwan. There is also a comparative study by the editors

Genres: India, Economics, History

537 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Jagdish Natwarlal Bhagwati (born July 26, 1934) is an Indian American economist and professor of economics and law at Columbia University. He is well known for his research in international trade and for his advocacy of free trade.