Economy of India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Economy of The Republic of India | Mumbai, financial center of India | Rank | 10th (nominal) / 3rd (PPP) | Currency | 1 Indian Rupee (INR) () = 100 Paise | Fiscal year | 1 April – 31 March | Trade organizations | WTO, SAFTA, G-20 and others | Statistics | GDP | $1.843 trillion (nominal: 10th; 2011)[1]$4.469 trillion (PPP: 3rd; 2011)[1] | GDP growth | 6.9% (2011-12)[2] | GDP per capita | $1
Words: 9405 - Pages: 38
ROLE OF MARKETING BOARDS IN KENYA Marketing boards are state-controlled or state-sanctioned entities legally granted control over the purchase or sale of agricultural commodities. Since the mid-1980s they have declined in number under pressure from domestic liberalization and from international trade rules that increasingly cover agriculture. Where reforms have been widespread and successful, marketing boards have vanished or retreated to providing public goods, such as strategic grain reserves
Words: 1306 - Pages: 6
MEDIA BRIEFING AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL BUDGET FOR FY2015 06 JUNE 2014 CPD IRBD 2014 TEAM Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow CPD and, Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Executive Director, CPD were in overall charge of preparing this report as the Team Leaders. Lead contributions were provided by Dr Fahmida Khatun, Research Director; Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Additional Research Director and Mr Towfiqul Islam Khan, Research Fellow, CPD. Valuable research support was received
Words: 12030 - Pages: 49
Chapter 9 Ethanol Policy and Ethanol Politics David S. Bullock28 The United States is currently passing through one of the most exciting and controversial periods of its energy history. With the US military caught up in armed conflict in the Middle East, and with global warming looming in the minds of many expert scientists as the world’s greatest environmental challenge, a common belief is that it is more important than ever that the US develop sensible and far-sighted energy policy. Politicians’
Words: 14434 - Pages: 58
Alternative for the Americas in response), and Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Discussions have faltered over similar points as the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks; developed nations seek expanded trade inservices and increased intellectual property rights, while less developed nations seek an end to agricultural subsidies and free trade in agricultural goods. Similar to the WTO talks, Brazil has taken a leadership role among the less developed nations, while the United States
Words: 1456 - Pages: 6
India’s Trade in 2020: A Mapping of Relevant Factors Nagesh Kumar A paper prepared for the Committee on Vision 2020 for India, Planning Commission, Government of India Revised Version: 22 May 2001 Research and Information System for the Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries, Zone 4B, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003. Tel.: 468 2175, Fax: 468 2174; Email: nagesh@ndf.vsnl.net.in An earlier version of the paper was
Words: 9141 - Pages: 37
our national Income, the remaining 31% is contributing to nearly 86% of the national Income. - Further analysis of Sector-wise growth rates indicates that in order to achieve high growth rates, we cannot depend solely on agriculture since the agricultural land in any country is fixed and there is a limitation on the maximum growth rates that can be achieved in
Words: 1020 - Pages: 5
study India as an economy that has evolved over a period of 65 years since its independence. The country has grown economy-wise and population-wise since 1950 and the major contributors to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has gradually shifted from agricultural sector to the services sector. Widespread globalization of industries and liberalization of trade along with technological advancements have played an important role in adding to its growth. In terms of Purchasing Power Parity India took position
Words: 2880 - Pages: 12
countries such as Tanzania, which have a large supply of labour and land as well as plentiful natural resources of wildlife, mountains and beaches, would appear to have a comparative advantage in tourism. The HO theorem has been applied to the agricultural and manufacturing sectors and attention has generally focused on the endowments of labour and capital. Ricardian theory is useful in indicating the gains which countries can make from international tourism if they are relatively efficient in
Words: 2917 - Pages: 12
Micro-Macro Linkages Between Gender, Development, and Growth: Implications for the Caribbean Region Stephanie Seguino Professor, Department of Economics Old Mill 340 University of Vermont Burlington, VT 05401 Tel. 1 802 656-0187 Fax 1 802 656-8405 Email sseguino@zoo.uvm.edu July 2008 Acknowledgements: I am grateful for helpful comments and insights from Rhoda Reddock, Christine Barrow, Caren Grown, three anonymous referees, and participants at the Building Capacity for Gender Analysis
Words: 10874 - Pages: 44
