The Growth of Indian Public Debt : Dimensions of the Problem and Corrective Measures /
This paper traces the causes of the rapid growth of India's public debt, with special reference to internal debt. It then demonstrates that the growth of debt would become unsustainable by the end of the 1990s if the present trends continue. It develops a methodology to iterate the path of grow...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
1991.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 1991/072 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | This paper traces the causes of the rapid growth of India's public debt, with special reference to internal debt. It then demonstrates that the growth of debt would become unsustainable by the end of the 1990s if the present trends continue. It develops a methodology to iterate the path of growth of debt to discover the sustainable level of the primary deficit. Finally, it suggests concrete measures to bring down the primary deficit. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (51 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |