Contemporary Issues in Punjab Economy: A Roadmap Ahead 2 VOL. SET - Hardcover

About the Book:- Punjab economy is struggling with slowdown of agriculture sector and absence of versatile industrial and tertiary sectors. Apart from deceleration of growth, Punjab agriculture is facingnumerous issues of sustainability like lack of diversification, rising costs and declining profitability, water depletion and the problem of stubble burning. Punjab's demographic structure ischanging with continuous outflow of human capital either to developed economies or to other states within India where better job opportunities are available for educated youth. This book is an attempt to highlight the most important issues confronting the Punjab economy so as to arrive at some policysolutions About the Author:- Prof. (Dr.) Kuldip Kaur, Head, Punjab School of Economics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar has about 30 years ofteaching and research experience. Her areas of specialization are Micro Economics, Industrial Economics and Indian Economic Problems. She has authored and edited one book each and completed six major research projects and two minor research projects. She has published about 130 articles in national and international journals. She is member of various academic bodies of the university and Professional Associations of Economists. She has guided 16 doctoral Thesis and a largenumber of M. Sc./M. Phil/MBE Thesis and Project Reports.Prof. (Dr.) Neena Malhotra, Punjab School of Economics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar has about 32 years of teaching and research experience. Her areas of specialization are Development Economics, Labour Economics and Gender Issues in India.