000			01315nam a2200157 4500
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082			_a352.40954 _bBHA/I
100			_aBhattacharya, A.K
245			_aIndia's Finance Ministers _bfrom independence to emergency (1947-1977)
260			_aHaryana: _bPenguin Random House _c2023
300			_axvii,445p.
520			_aIndependent India has so far witnessed twenty-eight finance ministers. But only a handful of them could leave their mark on the exchequer or North Block, the headquarters of the Indian finance ministry. From Independence to Emergency: India's Finance Ministers 1947-1977 is the story of India's unforgettable finance ministers who shaped India's economy in the first thirty years after Independence. The book highlights the significant difference that these finance ministers made to the management of the Indian economy and to the policy evolution of the government, and who thus left an indelible mark on the psyche of Indian citizens. It attempts to measure the impact these decisions left, not only on India's economic system but also on its political system, and looks at to what extent the decisions were influenced by the socio-economic backgrounds of the finance ministers.
650			_aFinance Ministers - India
650			_aFiscal Policy - India
942			_cBK
999			_c76360 _d76360