Economics for Class 11

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SYLLABUS

UNIT I : DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND EXPERIENCE (1947-1990)

CHAPTER 1: INDIAN ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE

– LOW LEVEL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE COLONIAL RULE

– AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

– INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

– FOREIGN TRADE

– DEMOGRAPHIC CONDITION

– OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE

– INFRASTRUCTURE

CHAPTER 2 : INDIAN ECONOMY 1950-1990

– THE GOALS OF FIVE YEAR PLANS

– AGRICULTURE

– INDUSTRY AND TRADE

– TRADE POLICY: IMPORT SUBSTITUTION

UNIT II : ECONOMIC REFORMS SINCE 1991

CHAPTER 3 : LIBERALISATION, PRIVATISATION AND GLOBALISATION : AN APPRAISAL

– BACKGROUND

– LIBERALISATION

– PRIVATISATION

– GLOBALISATION

– INDIAN ECONOMY DURING REFORMS: AN ASSESSMENT

UNIT III: CURRENT CHALLENGES FACING THE INDIAN ECONOMY

CHAPTER 4 : POVERTY

– WHO ARE THE POOR?

– HOW ARE POOR PEOPLE IDENTIFIED?

– THE NUMBER OF POOR IN INDIA

– WHAT CAUSES POVERTY?

– POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES TOWARDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION

– POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES—A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT

CHAPTER 5 : HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION IN INDIA

– WHAT IS HUMAN CAPITAL?

– SOURCES OF HUMAN CAPITAL

– HUMAN CAPITAL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

– STATE OF HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION IN INDIA

– EDUCATION SECTOR IN INDIA

– FUTURE PROSPECTS

CHAPTER 6 : RURAL DEVELOPMENT

– WHAT IS RURAL DEVELOPMENT?

– CREDIT AND MARKETING IN RURAL AREAS

– AGRICULTURAL MARKET SYSTEM

– DIVERSIFICATION INTO PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES

– SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIC FARMING

CHAPTER 7 : EMPLOYMENT: GROWTH, INFORMALISATION AND OTHER ISSUES

– WORKERS AND EMPLOYMENT

– PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT

– SELF-EMPLOYED AND HIRED WORKERS

– EMPLOYMENT IN FIRMS, FACTORIES AND OFFICES

– GROWTH AND CHANGING STRUCTURE OF EMPLOYMENT

– INFORMALISATION OF INDIAN WORKFORCE

– UNEMPLOYMENT

– GOVERNMENT AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

CHAPTER 8 : INFRASTRUCTURE

– WHAT IS INFRASTRUCTURE?

– RELEVANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE

– THE STATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA

– ENERGY

– HEALTH

CHAPTER 9 : ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

– ENVIRONMENT — DEFINITION AND FUNCTIONS

– STATE OF INDIA’S ENVIRONMENT

– SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

– STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

UNIT IV : DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OF INDIA : A COMPARISON WITH NEIGHBOURS

CHAPTER 10 : COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OFINDIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS

– DEVELOPMENTAL PATH — A SNAPSHOT VIEW

– DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS

– GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND SECTORS

– INDICATORS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

– DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES — AN APPRAISAL