India's Seventh Fire-Year Plan: New Departures or Business as Usual

摘要

This report assesses India's Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-1990) in the context of recent economic developments and examines prospects for the future. It specifically (1) reviews the contents of the plan--what the plan says; and compares the Seventh Plan with previous plans; (2) identifies the plan's strengths and weaknesses, with a focus on potential difficulties in implementation; (3) considers the ways in which the policies articulated in the plan will interact with other economic policies; and, (4) discusses the plan's implications for United States policies towards Indian and for American private business activities in India.