Mainstream Weekly

Economic Ideas of Lohia: Some Aspects

Anil Kumar Jain, Parul Gupta — 2012-03-27T19:21:57Z

(March 23 this year marks the 102nd birth anniversary of that stormy petrel of Indian politics, Socialist leader Rammanohar Lohia. On this occasion we remember him by carrying the following articles.)
Introduction
Dr Rammanohar Lohia (March 23, 1910-October 12, 1967) was one of the most original and self-reflective thinkers of India, a man of action and a freedom fighter who participated in the Satyagraha Movement at the age of ten. He was gentle in manner and wore a unostentatious and (…)

- 2012

Efforts Towards Fiscal Consolidation: A Critical Review

Anil Kumar Jain — 2009-12-26T16:45:00Z

Introduction
For a sustainable fiscal policy it is essential that the fiscal consolidation process is not only facilitated but also strengthened by concerted efforts to boost revenue flows to meet the growing expenditure requirements. In empirical literature, two kinds of fiscal consolidation are identified. The first type of fiscal consolidation incorporates adjustments which rely mainly on expenditure reduction through cuts in revenue expenditure and, if possible, also in rates and (…)

- December 2009

Commercial Banking for the Rural Sector : Some Suggestions

Anil Kumar Jain — 2008-06-08T13:48:00Z

Introduction
After the adoption of the New Economic Policy in 1991, the Indian economy is becoming more and more mature with the passage of time on account of structural changes undertaken in different sectors and areas. The GDP growth rate has been much higher than the neo-Hindu rate growth and it has averaged over eight per cent during the past three years. While there has been acceleration in the industrial sector, especially manufacturing and services sector, and the country is (…)

- June 07, 2008