India's Seventh Fire-Year Plan: New Departures or Business as Usual?

Abstract

This report assesses India's Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-1990) in the context of recent economic developments and examines prospects for the future. It specifically (1) reviews the contents of the plan--what the plan says; and compares the Seventh Plan with previous plans; (2) identifies the plan's strengths and weaknesses, with a focus on potential difficulties in implementation; (3) considers the ways in which the policies articulated in the plan will interact with other economic policies; and, (4) discusses the plan's implications for United States policies towards Indian and for American private business activities in India.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA178010

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