Pricing and Fiscal Policies - A Study in Method. Studies in the Economic Development of India

Name: Pricing and Fiscal Policies - A Study in Method. Studies in the Economic Development of India
Author: Rosenstein Rodan

1964

by Rosenstein Rodan

Fiscal PolicyCapital AccumulationEconomic DevelopmentUnemploymentEconomic EfficiencyExternalitiesPrice MechanismResource AllocationProgressive TaxationTaxationSocial PolicyPlanned EconomyInterest RatesPrice LevelOpportunity CostPaul SamuelsonPerfect CompetitionInternational TradeInfrastructureInnovationSubsidiesAgricultureMarginal CostBalance of PaymentsExchange RatesMarshall PlanDevaluationEconomies of Scale

Table of Contents · 42 segments

Front Matter and Table of Contentsfront_matter

The Economic and Social Objectives of India's Five Year Plansessay

Regional Allocation of Resources in Indiaessay

Tax Policy and the Third Plan: Introduction and Agricultural Taxationessay

Tax Policy and the Third Plan: Direct Taxes on Individualsessay

V. Compulsory Savingschapter

Yield Estimates for Compulsory Savingstheoretical

VI. Indirect Taxes Versus Direct Company Taxationchapter

VII. Indirect Taxes and Public Enterprise Profitschapter

Specific Indirect Tax Proposals: Fuel, Energy, and Transporttheoretical

Conclusion: Feasibility of Taxation and Investment Targetstheoretical

Appendix A: The Yield of a Progressive Land-Ownership Taxtheoretical

Appendix B: A Note on Oil Taxation in Indiatheoretical

The Real Cost of Labour, and the Choice Between Consumption and Investmenttheoretical

Shadow Wages and the Social Value of Investmenttheoretical

A Non-Instantaneous Model of Capital and Labour Allocationtheoretical

Significance of the Assumptions of a Closed Economy and Perfect Competitiontheoretical

Transportation Policy in India: Demand and Supply During the Third Planessay

Yield, Capacity, and Investment in the Indian Railwaysessay

Arguments Against Rationalization and the Rail vs. Road Controversyessay

Conclusion: Transport Bottlenecks and Rate Policy Reformessay

Appendix A: Estimates of Long-Distance Goods Traffictheoretical

Statistical Tables: Long-Distance Traffic and Economic Datatheoretical

Appendix B: Operational Costs and Earnings of Railwaystheoretical

Working Capital in the Indian Economy: A Conceptual Frameworktheoretical

Surplus Labour and the System of Wage Paymenttheoretical

Productive and Unproductive Inventorytheoretical

Analysis of Indian Manufacturing and Mining Datatheoretical

Working Capital in Small Industries, Trading, and Agriculturetheoretical

Implications for Indian Planningtheoretical

Economic Principles of Electricity Pricingtheoretical

Pricing and Investment in Hydro-Thermal Power Systemstheoretical

Practical Implementation of Time-Tariffs for Small Consumerstheoretical

Economic Principles and Norms for Electricity Rates in Indiatheoretical

Contribution of Atomic Energy to a Power Programme in Indiaessay

India's Balance of Payments Problem and the Export Factoressay

II. The Requirements for Increasing Exportsessay

Making Exports Competitive and the Role of Newer Manufacturesessay

Investment in Selling, Import Economy, and Devaluationessay

VI. Conclusions and Statistical Tablesessay

Indexbibliography