Sustainable Economic Development and Environment: India and Other Low Income Economies (LIEs) is an edited Volume of selected research papers mostly presented in the IIDS 1st (Calcutta) and 2nd (Perth) International Conferences on Development and Future Studies. The authors include Raj Kumar Sen, Kartick C. Roy, Suhas Ch. Chakrabartty, Veena Devasthali, Dhirendra Nath Konar, D.D. Guru, N. Manonmoney, Shri Prakash, Sumitra Chowdhury, P.L. Sablok, K.P. Nath, Amar S. Yumnam, K. Nageswara Rao, Alak Ghosh, S.R. Harrison and P.C. Sharma. The present Volume, while highlighting the major issues in sustaining growth and development in low income economies with special reference to India, has focused on different aspects of the environmental problem and its links with the sustainability issue of development in such countries. These include not only the question of population growth, dwindling forest, drought-prone village and island economy, new areas like general information system and common property rights are also discussed. Environmental implications of development are also presented in an input-output framework and in the context of SAARC countries. In short, the present Volume consisting of 14 articles, is expected to serve as an important reference book to researchers, students and teachers of sustainable economic development and economics of environment, and will be of interest to business leaders, policy makers and all those interested in these subjects of ever growing importance.
The International Institute for Development Studies (IIDS) is a multi-country, multi-disciplinary Research Institute with Head office in Calcutta and External Research Centres in countries like Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Newzealand, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Tanzania, UK, USA etc. It is a Correspondent Institute of the International Center for Economic Growth (ICEG), USA. IIDS is engaged since its inception in 1989, in conducting International/National Conferences/ Seminars, executing Research Projects and publication of Books and Journal. It has completed two major research projects on Indian Capital Market (1993) (Planning Commission, Government of India) and Impact of Economic Reforms on Labour (1994) (ICEG) and recently started another on Labour and Rural Industrialisation — A case study in Burdwan District of West Bengal (1996) (Ministry of Labour, Government of India). IIDS is organising bi-annual International Conferences on Development and Future Studies, the first three being held in January, 1992 (Calcutta, India), December, 1993 (Perth, Australia) and July-August 1995 (Helsinki, Finland), while the Fourth one will be held in Malaysia in September, 1997.
Dr. Raj Kumar Sen, Secretary and Treasurer, IIDS and Hony. Secretary and Treasurer, Indian Economic Association, (IEA), is a teacher of Economics in the Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, India.
Dr. Kartik C. Roy, Secretary General, IIDS, is a teacher of Economics in the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
