NEP Readings 2011-12

NEP TOPIC GUIDANCE READINGS

Dear Students

The following readings are divided by topic and contain ideas for for and against the topic. These are just to get you started and you are strongly advised to read up and research much more before presenting. However these readings will present you with a succinct overview of what you are dealing with and what are the points and areas you can choose to focus on.

1.       The Indian Economy is Overregulated

http://www.heritage.org/index/country/India

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/india/

http://www.doingbusiness.org/reforms/overview/economy/india

http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/WorldEconomy/It-s-time-to-rethink-regulation/Article1-595697.aspx

2.       Globalization is anti-poor

http://bizthoughts.mikelee.org/book-summary-the-world-is-flat.html

http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty/sebastian.edwards/Stiglitz.pdf

3.       Financial crisis are man made

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118736585456901047.html

http://www.economist.com/node/14843529

4.       China is the future of the world economy

http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2011/09/30/state-capitalism-vs-the-free-market-which-performs-better/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2011/11/30/why-chinas-big-red-bubble-is-ahead-of-us/

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/04/30/chinas-economic-takeover-the-worlds-next-superpower-by-2016.html

http://apac2020.the-diplomat.com/feature/china%E2%80%99s-not-a-superpower/

5.       The Economic Reforms have pandered the rich, but not pondered upon the poor

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-26/20-years-later-india-s-transformation-is-incomplete-world-view.html

http://www.weforum.org/content/india-needs-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth

COMMON READINGS

1.       Change, Business Today 20^th Anniversary Issue [Currently on Stands]

2.       World Bank’s ‘World Development Report’ [www.worldbank.org] http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTWDRS/EXTWDR2012/0,,contentMDK:22999750~menuPK:8154981~pagePK:64167689~piPK:64167673~theSitePK:7778063,00.html

3.       www.imf.org [Economic Outlook]

4.       Economic Survey 2010-11 [http://indiabudget.nic.in/]