Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Development: an Empirical Study

In the contemporary world, it is the need of time that FDI is required by every nation. All the countries of the world have international standings on the global level. India has lured countries round the world and has been the hive for the FDI. India being a developing country suffers with a huge investment gap between the domestic savings and investment requirements which is duly bridged by the FDI investments. FDI in itself is a highly vast topic involving proper weight age of various concerned variables was a tedious task but the researchers have attempted their best to analyze the most important deciding factors of FDI in India and more specifically in Rajasthan. The present study analyze the trends of FDI in Indian economy after economic reforms since 1991. The book provides a comprehensive treatment of contemporary issue. It is expected to be special interest those academicians, policy makers, researchers and the general readers who are keen to know the current changes and challenges of FDI in economic development process. It would also be useful for understanding the local and global requirements and effective implementation of changes in FDI and economic development.

Autorentext

S .S. Somra is Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. His area of interest is Development Economics. Recently, he was invited by California University to speak on Structural Complementarities at Doha.Dr. Sarita Rani is working as assistant professor in Jaipur. She is actively participating in academic activities.