This book critically examines the optimum range and duration of government interventions in the economic activities of a modern state based on theoretical and empirical frameworks, and assesses their role and extent with a focus on emerging economies.
This book critically examines the optimum range and duration of government interventions in the economic activities of a modern state based on theoretical and empirical frameworks, and assesses their role and extent in various economies. With a special focus on emerging economies across the globe, it discusses themes such as income growth; social sector development; good governance and economic progress; threshold limits; optimum budget policy and economic growth; sustainable distributional managements in public projects; food for work programs; agricultural infrastructure development; technological progress and economic growth; and distributional equities. The policy suggestions provided here offer helpful blueprints for developmental projects.
Rich in data and figures, the book addresses sector-specific case studies like healthcare; irrigation and agriculture; infrastructure; taxation and economic growth; and public sector enterprises. It will be an excellent read for scholars and researchers of economics, Indian economics, macroeconomics, political economy, public policy, political science and management, development studies, development economy and governance. It will also be useful to policymakers, administrative officials, and government and corporate bodies.
Introduction PART I: Size of Government Intervention in General Economic
and Social Perspectives
1. The Problem of Financing Development Management: A
Quest for Optimum Government Intervention
2. Revisiting Growth Promoting
Optimal Size of the Government: An Empirical Investigation from Developing
Countries
3. Dynamic Optimality of Government Expenditure: An Introspection
Based on Endogenous Growth-Theoretic Approach
4. Government Expenditure, Good
Governance and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Where Are We? PART II:
Sectoral Aspects of Government Intervention in Economies and Groups
5. The
Role and Application of Military Power as Instrument of National Power in the
21st Century
6. Military Keynesianism and the Economics of Regional Security
and Defence Burden in the Middle East
7. Agricultural Expenditure,
Infrastructural Development and Economic Growth of ECOWAS Countries
8.
Government Policies and Inflows of Foreign Direct Investment in Developing
Asia: A Dynamic Panel Study
9. Politics, Finance and Infrastructure: Evidence
from Emerging Economies
10. Does Budget Deficit Cause Current Account Deficit
in SAARC Countries? A Time-Series Econometric Investigation
11. Health Care,
Income Inequality and International Trade: The Role of Public Expenditure
PART III: Country-Specific Analysis on Impacts of Government Intervention
12. Determining Optimum Size of Government Intervention for Sustainable
Development of Agricultural Farming in India
13. Do PublicPrivate
Partnerships Draw a Line at Government Intervention? An Assessment on
Transportation Sector in Turkey
14. Understanding the Market Economy of
Malaysia through Globalization: Whether the Role of the Government is Minimum
or Optimum?
15. Dynamic Effects of Public Expenditure on Oil-Producing
Economies: Selected Case in Africa
16. Is Disinvestment of Public Sector
Enterprises Growth Augmenting? The Indian Narrative in the Post-Liberalized
Era
17. IndiaNigeria Bilateral Economic Cooperation in Oil Sector: A Case of
Government Intervention in Strengthening SouthSouth Cooperation
Ramesh Chandra Das is Associate Professor and Researcher in Economics, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
