This book is a comprehensive analysis of the implications of rising public debt in India. It specifically investigates the implications of domestic debt on consumption, the effect of monetised debt on prices, the long-term relationship between domestic debt and growth, and the separation of debt and monetary management. It studies data on debt in India from 1951 to 2017, and covers a wide canvas of issues related to debt management and important developments in the government securities market. It discusses trends in domestic debt, and provides a descriptive review of the major components of public debt. The book presents a close theoretical discussion on the Ricardian equivalence hypothesis, an important concept both historically and in contemporary literature on public debt. The implications of domestic debt delineated in the objectives are empirically analysed.

Investigates implications of domestic debt on consumption and growth, and studies separation of debt and monetary management.

About the Author
Charan Singh teaches economics to graduate students and executives at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, India. He has been the Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor at IIM Bangalore, and Senior Economist at the Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC. Along with his official assignments and in-house policy notes, he has published extensively in reputed national journals and dailies.


Book Information
ISBN 9781107191273
Author Charan Singh
Format Hardback
Page Count 306
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 530g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 25mm