The second, revised, edition of Economic and Social Development for the civil services preliminary examination is updated with the latest data on the Union Budget, Economic Survey and the Railway Budget. It also includes fifty new MCQs based on latest economic data. The book which is part of the popular Prelims Special series provides the essential theory and multiple choice questions necessary for a quick and efficient revision of the topic.
At a Glance
Topics covered
Success Strategy
Price and Inflation
Five Year Plans
Census and Demographics
Sustainable development
Social Justice
Education
Health and Family Welfare
Poverty alleviation
Health and Family Welfare
Public Finance and Public Enterprises
Insurance Sector
Money and Banking
International Institutions and Trading Blocks
Union Budget & Rail Budget 2015-2016
Economic Survey 2014-2015
Glossary
Multiple Choice questions
About the Author
S Maitra is Associate Professor of Economics, H.C. College, University of Calcutta and Guest Professor, Civil Services Study Centre, Administrative Training Institute, Government of West Bengal, Salt Lake, Kolkata. Mr Maitra is an ex-bureaucrat and has been successfully guiding IAS aspirants for a number of years.