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India 1981-86: A Forecast on Economic, Political and Social Developments


P N Rastogi
1982
Centre for Policy Research

THIS BOOK outlines time-specific predictive inferences regarding state of the nation from 1981 to 1986 A .D. Short-term future profiles of the country are explored through a set of six scenarios. They comprise a probable path, energy crisis, drought, increased politico-military pressure, multiple crises situation and a vision of optimism. The state of the nation is depicted in terms of politico-military pressure, administrative effectiveness, economic growth, price rise, unemployment, public unrest, internal ethnic tensions, total pressure on government, political stability, mass-standing of ruling leadership and expectations of society. The work aims at alerting the nation to impending perils in the near future as a consequence of external stresses and internal strains. The discussion of the subject mailer has been kept at a non-technical level throughout in order to make the work accessible to intelligent lay readers.

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