Contemporary Economic Issues in India

Amidst a huge number of articles that for poured infor presentation in the Centenary Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association being held in Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur towards the end of year 2017, a few have been selected for this volume. A system of peer review was adopted. The list of reviewers includes Professors NMP Verma, Satish K Verma, Ashok Mittal, Shyam K Mishra, Prabir Biswas and Raj Kishore Panda who did their best in shortest possible time allotted to them. Professor DK Madaan arranged for all exchanges between authors, reviewers and editors. The editors are indebted to the contributors, the peer reviewers, and the liaison without whose valuable support the volume would not have been ready for release in the Conference The papers were selected keeping in mind importance of the area as well as the quality of contribution. They range from admiration of state launched schemeslike PMJDYon the one hand to the international subjects of concern like, BREXIT and Cross border LOC trade. An attempt has been made to study industrial disparities within a state. Another attempt has dwelled upon gender issues relating to their participation in work. Another one makes for investment behaviour across age and class. Still another goes to analyse perception of patients suffering from non-communicable diseases