Case Study 2 - Andhra Pradesh, India : Participation in Macroeconomic Policy Making and Reform
For the past six years, the State of Andhra Pradesh in India has been at the vanguard of efforts to modernize the economy and the state while pursuing policies to improve the lives of the poorest. The Chief Minister and head of the ruling Telugu De...
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Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2863377/case-study-2-andhra-pradesh-india-participation-macroeconomic-policy-making-reform http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11315 |
| Summary: | For the past six years, the State of
Andhra Pradesh in India has been at the vanguard of efforts
to modernize the economy and the state while pursuing
policies to improve the lives of the poorest. The Chief
Minister and head of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP),
Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu, is known by some as the "Laptop
Minister" for his modernizing initiatives. He has
reached out to international organizations and investors but
has also maintained his base of support at home, in part
through expanded programs in education, health, and rural
development. "I have initiated so many things,"
Naidu said. "They are going on and will pay off after
some time. But people need something today." The
challenges facing the government are daunting. Andhra
Pradesh (AP) is one of the largest and poorest states in
India. Its population of almost 80 million approaches that
of the Philippines, the 13th most populous country in the
world. Even as its high-tech industries develop rapidly,
AP's overall literacy rate remains a modest 44% and
one-third of the population lives in poverty. |
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