Slowdown of the Economy:Which Way Out?

In the panic that has gripped Indian business and government policy circles, it is easy to recommend measures which can be best described as quick fixes. But it is important that quick fixes be avoided if long-term development is not to be compromised. The main reasons for the current slowdown are structural and must be addressed as such. This calls for boosting not any kind of government expenditures, but expenditures that will raise productivity. Alongside must be tackled the institutional impediments that continue to obstruct private investment. Ten years after the initiation of economic reforms it is urgently necessary now that we recognise the important role that the institutional environment plays in development.