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Economic Transformation and Development Experience of Indian Punjab—An Introduction

In: Economic Transformation of a Developing Economy

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  • Lakhwinder Singh

    (Punjabi University)

  • Nirvikar Singh

    (University of California)

Abstract

This chapter presents the framework for economic transformation of a developing economy. It provides lessons that can be learnt from the changing structure of advanced as well as developing economies including India. The situation of Punjab economy and its problems are outlined in historical perspective. Attempt in this chapter is also made to provide the overview of contributions made by well-established scholars on Punjab economy. The chapter concludes with a note that Punjab economy direly needs economic transformation for an economically viable, ecologically sustainable and political and socially stable state of India. This chapter also brings out the emerging consensus on affirmative policy actions urgently required for sustained economic transformation of Punjab economy in twenty-first century.

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  • Lakhwinder Singh & Nirvikar Singh, 2016. "Economic Transformation and Development Experience of Indian Punjab—An Introduction," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Lakhwinder Singh & Nirvikar Singh (ed.), Economic Transformation of a Developing Economy, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 1-25, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-10-0197-0_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-0197-0_1
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    Cited by:

    1. Singh, Nirvikar, 2015. "Punjab’s Agricultural Innovation Challenge," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt4716p3vr, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz.
    2. Prateek Arora & Nirvikar Singh & Abhijit Visaria, 2023. "Healthcare Costs, Choice of Providers and Patient Satisfaction: Survey Evidence from India," Journal of Quantitative Economics, Springer;The Indian Econometric Society (TIES), vol. 21(3), pages 593-616, September.
    3. Satinder Singh & Jatinder Singh, 2022. "Employment Scenario in Indian Punjab: Some Disquieting Features," Journal of Development Policy and Practice, , vol. 7(2), pages 158-179, July.

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