Articles by Sunanda Sen

Strategies for Equity Ifzal Ali B M Desai R Ramakrishna V S Vyas This paper attempts to focus on the prospects and problems of Indian agriculture by the turn of the century. Its emphasis is mainly on issues relating to distribution, and the increasing of the purchasing power of the poorest segments of the population.

Use of export incentives to promote exports is typically justified by the following arguments:
(a) That a rise in exports enables the existing production units in the exports sector to increase the rate of utilisation of capacity or to create fresh capacity through the additional demand for such goods from the foreign market (b) That such a rise in export earnings enables the existing units of production in the domestic economy to create and utilise capacity by making it possible for them to make the necessary comple- mentary imports from abroad.

Financial Reclassification of India's Balance of Payments Sunanda Sen To be useful, the balance of payments statement of a country should reveal information which is relevant for policy making. The accounting concept of balance of payments, it is now accepted is both out-dated and unsatisfactory as a tool for analysis of a country's international financial position, 'This paper suggests a new approach to classification of balance of payments. This approach may provide a better indication of a developing country's creditworthiness as also of its vulnerability in its payment relations.