India and the Knowledge Economy: Performance, Perils, and Prospects

In: India Studies in Business and Economics Ser.

Abstract

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 The Knowledge Economy Framework -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Importance of Innovation -- 1.3 Definition of Innovation and Knowledge -- 1.4 Theories and Frameworks of Innovation -- 1.4.1 National Competiveness Theories -- 1.4.2 Firm-Based Innovations -- 1.4.3 Meso Theories -- 1.4.4 Inclusive Innovation -- 1.5 Implications of Theories for India -- 1.6 Limitations of Theories -- 1.7 Planning in Practice in India -- 1.8 Techno-Nation Building -- 1.9 Techno Nationalist Phase -- 1.10 Techno Integrative Phase -- 1.11 Bifurcated Phases -- 1.12 Current Era -- 1.13 Planning Impacts and Weaknesses -- 1.14 Planning Legacies -- 1.15 Premises of This Book -- 1.15.1 A Broad-Based Approach -- 1.15.2 Theoretical and Practical Premises -- 1.15.3 Connected to the World -- 1.15.4 A Solutions Approach -- 1.15.5 Institutions -- 1.16 Towards a Framework -- 1.17 Enablers -- 1.18 Education -- 1.19 Engagement -- 1.20 Entrepreneurship -- 1.21 Empowerment -- 1.22 Environment -- 1.23 Proposed Intervention Schema -- 1.24 What This Book Is and What It Is Not -- 1.25 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Enablers -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 India's Experience of Statism -- 2.2.1 A Different View of the State -- 2.2.2 The Market Mechanism -- 2.2.3 The Enabling State -- 2.3 Elements of the Enabling State -- 2.3.1 Market Establishment Policies -- 2.3.2 Market Conforming Policies -- 2.3.3 Some Policy Reforms -- 2.3.4 Modi Administration Performance in Relation to Market Conforming/Market Establishment -- 2.3.5 Market Augmenting Policies -- 2.3.6 Market Adjustment -- 2.3.7 Market Linkage Policies -- 2.3.8 Market Adjunct -- 2.4 The Nature of the Enabling State -- 2.5 Types of Instruments -- 2.5.1 Newer Policies -- 2.6 Paradigm Shifts -- 2.7 Business Environment -- 2.7.1 World Bank Doing Business Index.