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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sengupta, Jatikumar.
India’s new economy : industry efficiency and growth / by Jati
Sengupta and Chiranjib Neogi.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–230–20170–5 (alk. paper)
1. High technology industries—India. 2. Finance—India.
3. India—Commerce. 4. India—Economic policy—1991– I. Neogi,
Chiranjib. II. Title.
HC440.H53S46 2008
338.0954—dc22
2008030363
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09
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