By Vijay Joshi
This quantity is an element of a learn venture initiated and financed via the area financial institution entitled "Macroeconomic guidelines, difficulty, and progress within the lengthy Run," which concerned reviews of the macroeconomic histories of eighteen nations as they tried to keep up fiscal balance within the face of foreign expense, rate of interest, and insist shocks or family crises within the types of funding books and similar budgetary difficulties. It introduces India and the character of its markets, appears to be like at a number of historic points of the international locations monetary rules, and examines traits within the long-term results of those regulations.
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C. 20433 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing July 1994 The World Bank Comparative Macroeconomic Studies series emerges from a research project that reviewed the macroeconomic experiences of eighteen developing countries over a period roughly from 1965 to 1990. So that the studies might be published with relatively little delay, the books have been edited outside the World Bank's Office of the Publisher by the Macroeconomic Research Department. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or to the members of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent.
India is the largest and also one of the poorest of the eighteen countries studied. It is very dependent on fuel imports, so that the oil price rises caused serious balance of payments problems. Nevertheless India is exceptional in that external shocks are less important than the severe droughts that occur from time to time. India's policies and experience have also been exceptional. Most countries adapted little in response to the 1973/74 oil price rise, but borrowed heavily and instigated investment booms.
This reluctance is an important element in the macroeconomic history of the period. A Profile of the Indian Economy From many points of view India is a heterogenous country. Its large space includes very variable climatic conditions, and contains many ethnic and religious groups Page 13 speaking a multitude of languages. The role of government and its forms are complicated. This section is designed to help the reader understand the context of economic policies and events. 9 Geography, Demography, Government With a population of 702 million at the time of the 1981 population census, India is the world's second most populous country.
