India is emerging as one of the economic giants of the world, and is
gaining international influence and global leadership as the world's
largest democracy. India's performance will have far-reaching
consequences on whether the economic awakening of the country, which
began more than two decades ago, can become a good model to be emulated
by other developing economies.This book is a collection of policy papers
and data-sets for the 35 states and federal territories of India. With a
comprehensive approach to competitiveness, the research done by Asia
Competitiveness Institute (ACI) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public
Policy, National University of Singapore takes into account different
factors that collectively shape the ability of a nation to achieve
substantial and inclusive economic development over a sustained period
of time.ACI's methodology goes beyond rankings to conduct policy
simulations on how each state or federal territory can improve its
competitiveness. These policy simulations are a compelling value-added
proposition enabling policymakers, industry leaders and administrators
to identify relative challenges and opportunities, and to prioritise
areas when crafting policies and development strategies.