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Macroeconomic Policy and Development in India: Some Analytical Issues

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Should a developing economy, such as India, have a macroeconomic policy framework that is identical to an advanced capitalist country? The answer is a “No”, because the developing economies have external constraints, that the more developed countries do not. They also, often, need to achieve a structural transformation by moving labour away from agriculture. These economies are, in addition, faced with possibility of international capital flow reversals. I argue for keeping the real exchange depreciated to have an export-led growth, emulating the East Asian experience. In today’s world, given protectionism in the advanced capitalist countries, this strategy is more challenging. Also the capacity of the State to deliver this is open to question.

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  • Partha Sen, 2022. "Macroeconomic Policy and Development in India: Some Analytical Issues," CESifo Working Paper Series 10175, CESifo.
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    Keywords

    inflation targeting; big push; exchange rates; structural transformation;
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    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General

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