Syllabus

Course Code: M-ECOE -031    Course Name: Elective Course - Economy of Haryana-II

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Social Infrastructure
Basic health indicators; Educational development; Factors of Educational transition; Current Issues in Education and health; Tendencies of Exclusion; Haryana’s Development Experience: Regional, Social and Gender Disparities; Human Development.
Reading List
• Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Government of Haryana. Economic Survey of Haryana (various issues). Panchkula.
• Planning Commission, Government of India (2009). Haryana Development Report. Government of India, New Delhi.
• Singh, M. & Kaur, H. (2004). Economic Development of Haryana. Deep & Deep Publications.
2 Poverty and Emigration
Nature and magnitude of poverty since 1966; Anti-Poverty Strategies; Economic inequality; nature and magnitude of unemployment since 1966; Factors for high rates of unemployment; Labour flexibility and labour policy; Trends and pattern of emigration; Problems of emigration; Economic impacts of emigration.
Reading List
• Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Government of Haryana. Economic Survey of Haryana (various issues). Panchkula.
• Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Government of Haryana (2012). Employment and Unemployment Stuation in Haryana (Publication No. 1034). Retrieved from http://esaharyana.gov.in/Portals/0/64-employment-and-unemployment-situation-in-haryana.pdf
• Irudaya Rajan, S. & Summeetha M. (Eds.). (2020). Handbook of Internal Migration in India. Sage Publications.
• Planning Commission (2009). Haryana Development Report. Government of India, New Delhi.
3 Planning and State Finance
Plan performance of the state; Plan performance of Local Self Governments; Decentralised Planning; Resource mobilization; Structure of revenue and expenditure of the state; Nature of fiscal crisis- its causes and consequences; State Finance Commissions; Fiscal Management in Haryana- a critical Appraisal.
Reading List
• Bishnoi, N. K. (2005). Fiscal Management in Haryana: A Review (Working Paper No. 34). Retrieved from National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi website: https://www.nipfp.org.in/media/medialibrary/2013/04/wp05_nipfp_034.pdf
• Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Government of Haryana. Economic Survey of Haryana (various issues). Panchkula.
• Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Government of Haryana. An Analysis of State Finances (various issues). Panchkula.
• Laxmi Narayan & Kaswan, Kavita Bhambu (2019). Haryana Economy: Patterns, Potentials and Prospects. White Falcon Publishing.
• Planning Commission (2009). Haryana Development Report. Government of India, New Delhi.
4 Environmental Issues
Sources of pollution-deforestation, soil erosion, air and water; Policy framework and regulatory mechanisms to control pollution; Waste management; Tourism and Environmental impact.
Reading List
• Choudhary, D.R. (2007). Haryana At Cross Roads: Problems and Prospects. National Book Trust, India, New Delhi.
• Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis. Economic Survey of Haryana (various issues).Government of Haryana, Panchkula.
• Planning Commission, Government of India (2009). Haryana Development Report. Government of India, New Delhi.
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