Here is a definitive conspectus of the economy of Tamilnadu, giving a succinct description of its structural features, some of them stubbornly resistant to change even after 40 years of independence; an update on developments since independence, some of them striking, like, for example, the enormous extension of ground water irrigation; and an incisive analysis of policy issues, proximate and long term, all by acknowledged experts. Anyone seriously wishing to get to grips with the problems of economic development in Tamilnadu has now an excellent starting point for self-education.
Sept-Oct 1989, volume 13, No 5