Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents;
Preface To The Paperback Edition;
Contributors And Editors;
K. N. Raj: A Biographical Note ;
I Issues In Development Theory
1. AMARTYA SEN; Life Expectancy And Inequality: Some Conceptual Issues
2 DEBRA) RAY; Labour Markets, Adaptive Mechanisms, And Nutritional Status
3 ASHOKA MODY; Making Institutional Choices
4 AMIT BHADURI; The Economics And Politics Of Social Democracy
5 MII-IIR RAKSHIT; Trade And Exchange Rate Policy With A Binding Foreign Exchange Constraint
6 KAUSHIK BASU And AJIT MISHRA; Sustainable Development And The Commons Problem:
A Simple Approach
II Comparative. Development Experience
7 AZIZUR RAHMAN KHAN; Determinants Of Household Income In Rural China
8 CARL RISKIN; Poverty In China's Countryside: Legacy And Change
9 SIHGERU ISHIKAWA; Structural Adjustment In China, Egypt And India
10 EDMAR L.BACHA AND DIONISIO D.CARNEIRO; Stabilization Programmes In Developing Countries:
Old Truths And New Elements
11 GITA SEN; Paths To Fertility Decline: A Cross-Country Analysis
III Issues In Indian Development
12 A.VAIDYANATHAN; Agrarian Reform And Agricultural Development: Some Neglected Dimensions
13 N. KRISHNAJI
Widening Distances: State Domestic Product Variations, 1961-1981
14 T. N. SRINIVASAN; Demand Deficiency And Indian Industrial Development
15 SUDIPTO MUNDLE AND HIRANYA MUKHOPADHYAY Stabilization And The Control Of Central Government Expenditure In India
16 ASHOK RUDRA; The Second Five Year Plan Strategy: A Reappraisal
17 B. GOPALAKRISHNA KUMAR;
Quality Of Life And Nutritional Status: A Reconsideration Of Some Puzzles From Kerala;
18 PRADHAN BARDHAN; The 'Intermediate Regime': Any Sign Of Graduation?
Index