Comparative Economy of India?

Best introductory book for economics/political economy (specifically, of India)?

• I'm an undergraduate student who is writing a thesis on topics related to political economy and entrepreneurship in India, but I feel that my classical economics background is only very basic. I've taken an introductory course that covered the introduction to both microeconomics and macroeconomics (used Mankiw's Principles of Economics), but nothing further. I've also taken a few courses on political economy, where we read many noted authors (including Oatley's International Political Economy) but didn't really cover much theory or data analysis. My question is - can anybody recommend a book or other resource that will enable me to learn the skills I need? I've read "The Worldly Philosophers" and many other well known political economy texts. My thesis will involve analysis of macroeconomic data as well, so anything that would help there would also be appreciated. Also, if anybody knows resources specifically about the political economy of INDIA, I'd be very grateful.

• Answer:

  You should look for studies on India by the World Bank, the IMF, and the Asian Development Bank. All have websites where their publications and studies can often be downloaded. One good study on the business environment faced by entrepreneurs is the World Bank study "Doing Business, 2007". Another source is the website developmentgateway.org that specializes in exchanging information about economic development over the internet.