Arvind Panagariya is Professor of Economics and Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University. Pinaki Chakraborty is Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi and Honorary Research Scholar at Jerome Levy Institute of Bard College, New York. M. Govinda Rao is Director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi and Member of the Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India.

• Series Editors' Note ; Preface ; 1. Introduction: The States of India ; Part I: Growth, Development and Economic Transformation ; 2. Growth and Development in the Indian States: An Overview ; 3. Economic Transformation in Indian States ; Part II: State Level Policies and Reforms for Rapid Transformation ; 4. States' Development Expenditures and Implications for Regional Development ; 5. Policies for Faster Growth in Agriculture ; 6. Industry and Services: What the States can Do ; 7. Urban Development ; Part III: Social Sectors: Progress, Policies and Future Reforms ; 8. Health Outcomes in the Indian States ; 9. Health Infrastructure and Other Proximate Determinants of Health Outcomes ; 10. Health Policy Reform ; 11. Elementary Education: Outcomes and Policies ; 12. Higher Education: Progress and Prospects ; Appendix: Converting the GSDP to the Common 2004-05 Prices ; References ; Index

This book presents the first-ever state-level assessment of growth, development, and reform of India. The book is systematic, comprehensive, data-driven, and thoughtfully and carefully argued. Indeed, this book will stand as a landmark in our understanding of India's growth experience over the last 30 years. This book will be a revelation to those who study India's growth, and will almost certainly become a classic reference in this field.

Arvind Panagariya is Professor of Economics and Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University. Pinaki Chakraborty is Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi and Honorary Research Scholar at Jerome Levy Institute of Bard College, New York. M. Govinda Rao is Director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi and Member of the Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India.

• Series Editors' Note ; Preface ; 1. Introduction: The States of India ; Part I: Growth, Development and Economic Transformation ; 2. Growth and Development in the Indian States: An Overview ; 3. Economic Transformation in Indian States ; Part II: State Level Policies and Reforms for Rapid Transformation ; 4. States' Development Expenditures and Implications for Regional Development ; 5. Policies for Faster Growth in Agriculture ; 6. Industry and Services: What the States can Do ; 7. Urban Development ; Part III: Social Sectors: Progress, Policies and Future Reforms ; 8. Health Outcomes in the Indian States ; 9. Health Infrastructure and Other Proximate Determinants of Health Outcomes ; 10. Health Policy Reform ; 11. Elementary Education: Outcomes and Policies ; 12. Higher Education: Progress and Prospects ; Appendix: Converting the GSDP to the Common 2004-05 Prices ; References ; Index

This book presents the first-ever state-level assessment of growth, development, and reform of India. The book is systematic, comprehensive, data-driven, and thoughtfully and carefully argued. Indeed, this book will stand as a landmark in our understanding of India's growth experience over the last 30 years. This book will be a revelation to those who study India's growth, and will almost certainly become a classic reference in this field.

Arvind Panagariya is Professor of Economics and Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University. Pinaki Chakraborty is Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi and Honorary Research Scholar at Jerome Levy Institute of Bard College, New York. M. Govinda Rao is Director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi and Member of the Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India.

• Series Editors' Note ; Preface ; 1. Introduction: The States of India ; Part I: Growth, Development and Economic Transformation ; 2. Growth and Development in the Indian States: An Overview ; 3. Economic Transformation in Indian States ; Part II: State Level Policies and Reforms for Rapid Transformation ; 4. States' Development Expenditures and Implications for Regional Development ; 5. Policies for Faster Growth in Agriculture ; 6. Industry and Services: What the States can Do ; 7. Urban Development ; Part III: Social Sectors: Progress, Policies and Future Reforms ; 8. Health Outcomes in the Indian States ; 9. Health Infrastructure and Other Proximate Determinants of Health Outcomes ; 10. Health Policy Reform ; 11. Elementary Education: Outcomes and Policies ; 12. Higher Education: Progress and Prospects ; Appendix: Converting the GSDP to the Common 2004-05 Prices ; References ; Index

This book presents the first-ever state-level assessment of growth, development, and reform of India. The book is systematic, comprehensive, data-driven, and thoughtfully and carefully argued. Indeed, this book will stand as a landmark in our understanding of India's growth experience over the last 30 years. This book will be a revelation to those who study India's growth, and will almost certainly become a classic reference in this field.