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CURRENT AWARENESS SERVICE [ New Arrivals of Books ]

[ Volume 11; Issue No. 8; August 2014]

CONTENTS

SUBJECT HEADING PAGE NO.

BANKS AND BANKING 1

CAPITAL 1

CORRUPTION 2

CUSTOMS DUTY 3

DECENTRALISATION 3

DIRECT TAXES 4

ECONOMIC POLICY 4

ECONOMIC SURVEY 5

ECONOMIC THEORY 6

ENERGY 6

EXCISE DUTY 7

FINANCIAL CRISES 8

FISCAL POLICY 8

INCOME TAX 9

LAW 11

POLITICS 13

PUBLIC FINANCE 14

TAX EVASION 15

TAXATION 15

TRANSPORTATION 17

VALUE ADDED TAX 17

AUTHOR INDEX 19

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BANKS AND BANKING

1 Irfan, Harris

Heaven`s bankers: Inside the hidden world

of Islamic finance / by Harris Irfan.--

London: Constable & Robinson Ltd., 2014.

xx,347 p.

ISBN : 978-1-4721-0510-3.

332.10917671 Ir2H Q4 47750

Book Description: A trillion dollar

financial industry is revolutionising the

global economy. Governments and

corporations across the Islamic world are

increasingly turning to finance that complies

with Sharia law in order to fund economic

growth. Even in the West, Islamic finance is

rapidly becoming an important alternative

source of funding at a time when the

conventional finance industry is reeling

from the effects of the financial crisis.

From its origins in the seventh century,

Islamic finance has sought to develop core

ethical principles that are based in the

foundations of Islam and Shari'a. By

engaging critically with the complexities of

international finance, it has evolved and

adapted into a world emerging from the

economic and moral aftermath of a global

financial crisis. But with an increasing

Western interest, is it able to remain true to

the principles of its faith? Can it maintain its

ideals of social justice? Or is Islamic

finance guilty of the very dangers it seeks to

avoid?

In Heaven's Bankers, Harris Irfan, one of

the world's leading Islamic finance bankers,

gives unparalleled insight into the heart of

this secretive industry. From his personal

experience of working with leading bankers,

scholars and lawyers, he debunks the myths

of Islamic banking, analyses its greatest

deals and looks to the future of a system that

has reprioritised the very nature of money

itself.

** Banks and banking ; Banks and

banking-Religious aspects Islam ; Islamic

finance

CAPITAL

2 Piketty, Thomas

Capital in the twenty-first century / by

Thomas Piketty.-Cambridge: Belknap

Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.

viii,685 p.

ISBN : 978-0-674-43000-6.

332.041 P63C Q4 47666

Book Description: What are the grand

dynamics that drive the accumulation and

distribution of capital? Questions about the

long-term evolution of inequality, the

concentration of wealth, and the prospects

for economic growth lie at the heart of

political economy. But satisfactory answers

have been hard to find for lack of adequate

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data and clear guiding theories. In Capital in

the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty

analyzes a unique collection of data from

twenty countries, ranging as far back as the

eighteenth century, to uncover key

economic and social patterns. His findings

will transform debate and set the agenda for

the next generation of thought about wealth

and inequality.

Piketty shows that modern economic growth

and the diffusion of knowledge have

allowed us to avoid inequalities on the

apocalyptic scale predicted by Karl Marx.

But we have not modified the deep

structures of capital and inequality as much

as we thought in the optimistic decades

following World War II. The main driver of

inequality—the tendency of returns on

capital to exceed the rate of economic

growth—today threatens to generate

extreme inequalities that stir discontent and

undermine democratic values. But economic

trends are not acts of God. Political action

has curbed dangerous inequalities in the

past, Piketty says, and may do so again.

A work of extraordinary ambition,

originality, and rigor, Capital in the Twenty-

First Century reorients our understanding of

economic history and confronts us with

sobering lessons for today.

** Capital ; Income distribution ; Wealth ;

Labour economics

CORRUPTION

3 Shewan, M.A.

Corruption, money laundering and law /

edited by M.A. Shewan and Udai Veer.--

New Delhi: Mittal Publications, 2011.

Pt.1: xiv,302 ; Pt.2: xi,303-578 p.

2Pts.

ISBN : 81-8324-386-X.

364.1323 Sh5C Q1-1-2 47667-47668

Book Description: Today, Corruption is a

great problem, a menace and of course a

burning issue. It’s termed as an evil and a

curse. In practical life, political corruption is

the abuse of public power, office or

resources by government officials or

employees for personal gain. Systemic

corruption is the complete subversion of a

political or economic system. Police

corruption is a specific form of police

misconduct. Corporate corruption is to

incorporate criminality and the abuse of

power by officials in corporate matters.

In India, political and bureaucratic

corruption are major concerns. India is

ranked 87th out of 178 countries, in a global

survey. Recently, there has been an upsurge

in land protests against corruption. There

were widespread public agitations and

movements, led by social activists, against

corruption and for the return of illegal

wealth stashed by politicians and

businessmen in foreign banks over the past

six decades, since independence. In money

laundering, India tops the list of black

money holders in the entire world.

Criminalisation is also a serious problem in

contemporary Indian politics. Now, there is

a strong, mass supported movement against

corruption, with a demand for

comprehensive reforms in anti-corruption

system in India. Present work is a good

reference book for knowing corruption in all

dimensions.

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** Corruption ; Money laundering ;

Corruption -Prevention ; Economic

liberalisation

CUSTOMS DUTY

4 Jain, R.K.

Customs law manual 2014-15 / by R.K.

Jain.--ed. Golden Jubilee edition-- New

Delhi: Centax Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2014.

Misc p.

(Revised edition).

ISBN : 81-7588-450-2.

336.260202 J19C Q4(R) 47649

Book Description: Contains the entire

spectrum of the Customs law in India, with

Customs Act, Customs Rules, Regulations,

Forms, etc

** Customs duty

5 Jain, R.K.

Customs tariff of India 2014-15 / by R.K.

Jain.--ed. 57-- New Delhi: Centax

Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2014. Misc p.

2Vs.: V.1: Customs duty rates &

exemptions; V.2: Anti-dumping, safeguard,

additional duties & commodity index

(Revised edition).

ISBN : 81-7588-449-6.

336.2602654 J19C Q4.1-2 47651-47652

Book Description: Containing the new

Customs Duty on imports. The book has

ITC Code, item description, unit, Standard

Customs Duty, and Preferential Area Duty.

One can also calculate Additional Duties,

Special Duites, Anti-dumping Duties, and

Safeguard Duties, with the help of

Annexures. Commodity Index is given at

the back. A coupon for FREE 'Supplement

of Changes' is attached inside for future

updates

** Customs duty

DECENTRALISATION

6 Pal, Mahi

Decentralised planning and development

in India / by Mahi Pal.-- New Delhi: Mittal

Publications, 2008. xxi,506 p.

ISBN : 81-8324-054-2.

352.10954 P17D P8 47669

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Book Description: The country now has the

experience of more than a decade of the

working of decentralised planning and

Panchayati Raj under the new dispensation.

At this juncture, it would seem opportune to

take stock of the progress that has taken

place towards decentralised planning in

terms, inter-alia, of the issues as follows:

whether planning process has really started

from the Gram Panchayat level in

consultation with the Gram Sabha, going up

to the district Panchayat; whether planning

has been prepared with the involvement of

people, particularly women and

marginalised sections; whether District

Planning Committees have been constituted

and what is their composition; whether

spatial and temporal sequences of activities

have been coordinated at different levels;

whether adequate infrastructure in the form

of planning machinery and requisite

technical personnel are available at district

and sub-district levels; whether proposals

submitted by the Panchayats and

Municipalities have been integrated with the

departmental schemes with due regard to

linkages and complementarities; whether

projections were made and targets were set

in the right perspective by the Panchayats,

Municipalities and DPCs; whether costs and

estimates for the projects included in the

plans were prepared; whether the requisite

basic planning skills for preparation of local

plans have been imparted to elected

representatives through training

programmes; whether adequate united funds

have been devolved to rural and urban local

bodies for the implementation of local plans

keeping in view the felt needs of local

people. It is well known that not much

relevant literature on the progress of

decentralised planning after the enactment

of the 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts is

available, on the basis of which one could

adjudge as to what extent decentralised

planning has been operationalised in the

various States and UT’s.

** Decentralisation ; Panchayati raj ;

Local finances ; Decetralised planning

DIRECT TAXES

7 Taxmann's

Direct taxes ready reckoner 2014-15 &

2015-16 / Taxmann's.--ed. 37-- New Delhi:

Taxman Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2014. Misc

p.

ISBN : 978-93-5071-488-1.

336.202654 T18D Q4(R) 47676

Book Description: Containing tax tables

for Direct Taxes (Income-tax & Wealth-tax)

for A.Y. 2014-15 & 2015-16 as amended by

the Finance Bill, 2014 (as passed by the

Parliament). Tax computation tables for last

10 years are also there, along with usual tax

planning and other materials.

** Direct taxes ; Income tax

ECONOMIC POLICY

8 Shastri, Siddharth

Financing of state five year plans in India /

by Siddharth Shastri.-- New Delhi: Mittal

Publications, 1992 xiv,421 p.

ISBN : 81-7099-458-6.

338.9544 Sh2F N2 47671

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Book Description: Non-correspondence

between allotted functions to each layer of

governments and assigned source of

revenues to perform them has become a

characteristic feature of almost all

federations of the world, India, being a

federation no exception. Because of the

limited tax powers available to the States

under the Constitution, their town resources

fall short of their expenditure requirements

for carrying out the assigned functions.

Introduction of planning in the country has

further widened this gap by adding to the

States requirements of resources. The

problem is particularly difficult in case of

relatively backward States, like Rajasthan,

where the need for accelerating the pace of

economic development is much more

pressing and hence a larger plan size is

Warranted. At the same time, capacity to

raise resources is relatively less. The

question of plan financing, therefore,

assumes special significance for a backward

State. This pioneering study attempts here to

analyse the various sources of plan

financing in Rajasthan over a period of

sixteen years (1969-70 to 1984-85) and to

explore the possibilities for further

resources mobilisation. Basic concepts

related to plan financing have been dealt

with in detail to the benefit of those who are

less familiar with them. In spite of the data

limitation, comparison with other States has

also been attempted. The technique of

Marginal tax rate, income elasticity of

revenues and Multiple regression have been

employed to adjudge the resource

mobilisation efforts of Rajasthan vis-à-vis

other States.

**Economic policy ; Economic

development ; Economic planning ;

Rajasthan

ECONOMIC SURVEY

9 India, Ministry of Finance

Economic survey 2013-14 and Statistical

appendix / India, Ministry of Finance.--

New Delhi: Ministry of Finance, 2014.

V.1: viii,254; V.2: 116 p.

2Vs.

ISBN : 978-0-19-945577-5.

330.954 In2E Q4.1-2(R S47662-DS47663

Book Description: A flagship annual

document of the Ministry of Finance,

Government of India, the Economic Survey

reviews the developments in the Indian

economy over the previous 12 months,

summarizes the performance on major

development programmes, and highlights

the policy initiatives of the government and

the prospects of the economy in the short to

medium term. This document is presented to

both houses of Parliament during the Budget

Session. The analysis covers all major

economic and social sectors, and is

considered the most credible summary data

source, as well as the document reflecting

official position on major public policies of

the government of the day. Besides the

analysis, the Economic Survey also presents

major macroeconomic and sectoral data for

the economy as a whole in one place. It thus

provides the backdrop for the presentation

of the Union Budget, the principal policy

statement of the Central Government.

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Apart from an overview chapter on the state

of the economy covering the preceding

about 18 months, the Economic Survey has

separate chapters on the underlying policy

framework to address the domestic and

international developments of consequence

to the India economy in the short-run,

developments in public finance, external

trade and balance of payments, financial

sector, prices and monetary policy trends,

agriculture, industry and social sectors. The

Economic Survey is tabled in the Parliament

a day or two prior to the Budget. There is

therefore considerable sense of anticipation

and demand for the document by the policy

makers, private analysts and investors,

academic community, civil society, media,

the international stakeholders of India’s

economy and the civil servants at the

national and state-levels.

** Economic survey

ECONOMIC THEORY

10 Kumbhakar, Subal C.

Stochastic frontier analysis / by Subal C.

Kumbhakar and C.A. Knox Lovell.:

Cambridge., CUP. 2000 p. x,333p.

ISBN : 0-521-66663-5.

338.50285 K96S P0 46158

Book Description: Modern textbook

presentations of production economics

typically treat producers as successful

optimizers. Conventional econometric

practice has generally followed this

paradigm, and least squares based

regression techniques have been used to

estimate production, cost, profit and other

functions. In such a framework deviations

from maximum output, from minimum cost

and cost minimizing input demands, and

from maximum profit and profit

maximizing output supplies and input

demands, are attributed exclusively to

random statistical noise. However casual

empiricism and the business press both

make persuasive cases for the argument

that, although producers may indeed attempt

to optimize, they do not always succeed.

This book develops econometric techniques

for the estimation of production, cost and

profit frontiers, and for the estimation of the

technical and economic efficiency with

which producers approach these frontiers.

Since these frontiers envelop rather than

intersect the data, and since the authors

continue to maintain the traditional

econometric belief in the presence of

external forces contributing to random

statistical noise, the work is titled Stochastic

Frontier Analysis.

** Economic theory ; Production

economics ; Econometrics ; Econometric

models ; Stochastic analysis

ENERGY

11 Tata Energy Research Institute

Teri energy data directory and year book

2012-13 (With CD) / Tata Energy Research

Institute.-- New Delhi: TERI, 2013.

xxix,436 p.

ISBN : 978-81-7993-520-0.

338.476213103 T18T Q3(R) DS47583

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Book Description: TEDDY (TERI Energy

Data Directory and Yearbook), is an annual

publication brought out by TERI which

provides updated information on the energy

supply sectors (coal and lignite, oil and gas,

power, and renewable energy sources) as

well as the energy-consuming sectors

(agriculture, industry, transport, residential,

and commercial sectors). Given the

relevance of linkages between the energy

and environment, topics on local and global

environment have also been dealt with in

detail. Each chapter is followed by a listing

of relevant developments that have taken

place during the year along with detailed

tables in the appendices.

The yearbook provides the cutting-

edge analysis and latest available

information on the topic of energy

and environment.

The publication provides a detailed

overview of sectors and sub-sectors

related to energy demand and

supply.

A uniqueness of the publication is

that the topic of local and global

environment is also featured.

Starting form this year, the state of

the environment has also been

discussed with respect to forestry

and biodiversity. This includes

listing of data in the form of separate

tables as appendices.

Sankey Diagram that depicts the

commercial energy flows in India

has been introduced since the last

year edition (TEDDY 2011/12). This

is an innovation on the part of the

researchers as it has been designed

exclusively by TERI.

Each edition of TEDDY presents

tables on commercial energy

balances with conversion factors.

There is an In-Focus section in each

chapter which deals with a particular

subject of current interest. Every

year, a different subject is taken up

for discussion. The following table

lists the In-focus topic for various

chapters for TEDDY 2012/13.

** Energy ; Industries ; Energy sector

EXCISE DUTY

12 Jain, R.K.

Central excise law manual 2014-15 / by

R.K. Jain.--ed. 59 -- New Delhi: Centax

Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2014. Misc

(Revised edition).

ISBN : 81-7588-448-9.

336.2710954 J19C Q4 47648

Book Description: Containing the entire

spectrum of Central Excise law (Act, Rules,

Regulations, Forms, etc.) and Service Tax

Guide in India, as amended upto-date.

** Excise duty

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13 Jain, R.K.

Central excise tariff of India 2014-15:

With commodity index / by R.K. Jain.--ed.

68-- New Delhi: Centax Publications Pvt.

Ltd., 2014. Misc p.

(Revised edition).

ISBN : 81-7588-447-2.

336.2710954 J19C Q4 47650

Book Description: Containing new 8-Digit

Central Excise Tariff schedule as amended

up-to-date & Service Tax ready reckoner

** Excise duty

FINANCIAL CRISES

14 Sen, Sunanda

Dominant finance and stagnant economies

/ by Sunanda Sen. -- New Delhi: OUP,

2014. xxxvi,385 p.

ISBN : 978-0-19-809541-5.

332.0954 Se5D Q4 47664

Book Description: With global finance

continuing to play an overpowering role in

advanced and developing countries alike, its

fragility and instability are today more

evident than ever before, especially in light

of the recent global crisis followed by a

'Great Recession'. Demolishing the 'efficient

growth' doctrine of mainstream economics,

this collection of essays maps out an

alternative pattern of global finance which

can generate real growth with well-being.

Covering both advanced as well as

'emerging' economies like China and India,

the book provides an incisive analysis of

contemporary issues. These include the

systemic crisis that is inherent in

deregulated global finance, the lack of

growth as well as its distributional effects,

the emerging pattern of the new global

economy with incipient rivalries among

nations, and, finally, the hegemonic order of

the international financial institutions in the

world economy. The volume traces the

evolution of global finance over the last half

century, and contextualizes the heightened

uncertainty on account of speculation in

deregulated markets along with crisis and

recession in the real economy.

** Financial crises ; Global finance ;

Capital flows ; International finance ;

International capital flows

FISCAL POLICY

15 Agarwal, A.K.

Problems of Indian fiscal structure / by

A.K. Agarwal.-- New Delhi: Mittal

Publications, 1987. xii,157 p.

336.54 Ag1P M7 47672

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Book Description: The volume contains 21

research articles dealing with General Issues

of Taxation; Issues in Indirect Taxation;

Issues in Direct Taxation of Agriculture;

Expenditure Tax; Centre-State Financial

Relationship and Black Economy. With

regard to the development finance in the

process of planning in India the fiscal

measures like taxation ? direct and indirect

both, public expenditure, public borrowings

and deficit financing have been effectively

used. However, of all the sources of

financing outlay, taxation is considered to

be the best method. Looking at the state of

tax revenue it seems very difficult to raise

much needed resources through taxation

alone. Very high rates of direct and indirect

taxes have led to widespread tax avoidance

and evasion and contributed in no mean way

to the generation of black money which is

now like a cancerous growth in out

economy. Heavy burdern of indirect

taxation on lowest expenditure groups calls

for urgent remedial measures. Another

equally important problem in indirect

taxation is of cascading. To tackle

Introduction of VAT is the remedy to tackle

this problem. The Finance Minister, as

promised in the LTFP instrument, has

rightly introduced MODVAT. On the

question of replacing the sales tax by the

Additional Union Excise Duties, the author

stresses upon the rationalisation of

administration of sales tax and the

simplification of the producers rather than

substituting it as demanded by the business

class. Another major aspect of Indian Public

Finance is the direct taxation of agriculture.

Raj Committee (1972) proposed to replace

land revenue by AHT which would ensure

more revenue and also progression. This

recommendation did not, however, find

favour, on administrative grounds. In the

last few years, there has been growing

conflict between the Indian Union and

States in the matter of finances. The major

federal fiscal problems of vertical and

horizontal fiscal imbalances have been

sought to be resolved through transfer of

financial resources. All these questions are

discussed in great detail. Besides the author

has critically examined the issue of state

Overdrafts with RBI, Excise Duties and the

Union Budget, Role of Deficit Financing,

Defence Expenditure, Reintroduction of

Expenditure Tax and the Long Term Fiscal

Policy.

** Fiscal policy ; Public finance ;

Taxation ; Sales tax

INCOME TAX

16 Garg's

Income tax ready reckoner 2014-2015 &

2015-2016 / Garg's. --ed. 51-- Ghaziabad:

Law & Management House, 2014.

Misc p .

336.2402654 G18I Q4(R) 47677

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Book Description: The law and tax-tables

given in this book is as amended by the

latest Finance Bill (as passed by the

Parliament). Income Tax Rates, Wealth Tax

Rates, Tables, Examples & Discussions are

all given in systematic form

** Income tax

17 Taxmann's

Income tax act 2014 / Taxmann's.--ed. 58--

New Delhi: Taxman Publications, 2014.

Misc p.

As amended by finance (No.2) act 2014.

ISBN : 978-93-5071-490-4.

336.2402654 T19I Q4(R) 47659

Book Description: This book containing

full text of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as

amended by the Finance Act, 2014. Also

given are * National Tax Tribunal Act *

Securities Transaction Tax.

** Income tax

18 Taxmann's

Income tax rules 2014 / Taxmann's.--ed.

51-- New Delhi: Taxman Publications,

2014. Misc p.

Also incorporating new returns forms as

applicable for assessment year 2014-15

with instructions, comprehensive action

points for filing forms, 22 other direct tax

rules/schemes.

ISBN : 978-93-5071-452-2.

336.2402654 T19I Q4(R) 47679

Book Description: Being the authentic text

of the latest, updated and annotated Income

tax Rules with specimen of all Forms for

A.Y. 2014-15 with Instructions;

comprehensive Action Points for filing

forms; 22 other Direct Tax Rules/Schemes.

** Income tax ; Income tax rules

19 Taxmann's

Master guide to income tax act 2014 /

Taxmann's.--ed. 24- New Delhi: Taxman

Publications, 2014. Misc p.

With commentary on finance (No.2) act

2014.

ISBN : 978-93-5071-492-8.

336.2402654 T19M Q4 47660

Book Description: Being the authentic text

of the latest, updated and annotated Income

Tax Act. The other book is 'Master Guide to

Income Tax Act' giving * Comprehensive

Commentary on the Finance Act, 2013

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* Practice & Procedure under Income Tax

Act

* Investment Planner

* Important Procedures under I.Tax Act

* Circulars, Clarifications, etc. (1961-2013)

* Case Law (1922-2013).

** Income tax

20 Taxmann's

Master guide to income tax rules 2014 /

Taxmann's.--ed. 21-- New Delhi: Taxman

Publications, 2014. Misc p.

A rule wise commentary on income tax

rules.

ISBN : 978-93-5071-451-5.

336.2402654 T19M Q4 47678

Book Description: This is being an

illustrated Rule-wise commentary on

Income Tax Rules, though text of statutory

Forms is not given (for that one has to refer

'Income Tax Rules' which is published

separately). This book has added features of

case-law, CBDT's circulars and

clarifications, illustrations, etc. Special

emphasis is given on Valuation of

Perquisites under revised Rules and TDS

provisions.

** Income tax ; Income tax rules

LAW

21 Freeman, M.D.A.

Lloyd`s introduction to jurisprudence / by

M.D.A. Freeman.--ed. 8-- London: Sweet

and Maxwell, 2008. xl,1600 p.

ISBN : 978-0-421-90790-4.

340 F87L P8 47748

Book Description: The eighth edition of the

leading textbook on jurisprudence contains

extracts from the works of more than a

hundred jurists. These are supported by

detailed introductory sections which give

backgrou.Shipping may be from our UK,

US or Australian warehouse depending on

stock availability.

** Law ; Jurisprudence

22 Jackson, Howell E.

Analytical methods for lawyers / by Howell

E. Jackson and..[et al.].--ed. 2-- New York:

Foundation Press, 2011. xxii,542 p.

(University casebook series).

ISBN : 978-1-59941-921-3.

340.1 J12A Q1 47653

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Book Description: This law school

casebook was developed by a team of

professors at Harvard Law School to

introduce students with little or no

quantitative background to the basic

analytical techniques that attorneys need to

master to represent their clients effectively.

This casebook presents clear explanations of

decision analysis, games and information,

contracting, accounting, finance,

microeconomics, economic analysis of the

law, fundamentals of statistics, and multiple

regression analysis. References and

examples have been thoroughly updated for

this 2d edition, and exposition of a number

of key topics has been reworked to reflect

insights gained from teaching these topics

using the 1st edition to many hundreds of

Harvard Law students over the past decade.

** Law ; Law and economics; Philosphy ;

Law-Statistical methods

23 Singh, Guru Prasanna

Principles of statutory interpretation: Also

including the General Clauses Act 1897

with notes / by Guru Prasanna Singh.--ed.

13-- Nagpur: LexisNexis Butterworths

Wadhwa , 2012. ccclxix,1252 p.

ISBN : 978-81-8038-646-6.

348.5402 Si6P Q2 47749

Book Description: • Author has discussed,

criticized and has given his own critical

analysis on Indian Supreme Court and

English decisions.

• A detailed and alphabetical listing of

statutes and exhaustive subject index have

been provided. • Contains cross references

to standard foreign works like Bennion and

other major international texts.

• The present edition has been brought up-

to-date with case-law from India and

abroad.

• This work has been referred to and quoted

in over 500 judgments.

** Law ; Statutory

24 Wade, William

Administrative law / by William Wade and

Christopher Forsyth.--ed. 10-- Oxford:

Oxford University Press, 2009. lxxxix,898

p.

ISBN : 978-0-19-921973-5.

342.42026 W11A P9 47654

Book Description: Wade & Forsyth's

Administrative Law provides a

comprehensive and perceptive account of

the principles of judicial review and a

sketch of the administrative arrangements of

the United Kingdom. Since publication of

the first edition in 1961, Administrative

Law has established itself amongst the

foremost rank of legal textbooks, and is

frequently cited with approval in the higher

courts.

In the tenth edition, Christopher Forsyth has

brought this classic account of

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administrative law fully up to date in light

of recent case law and legislation, especially

regarding the continuing transformation of

this branch of the law by the Human Rights

Act 1998.

The book's clarity of exposition makes it

accessible to the student approaching the

subject for the first time, while its breadth of

coverage and perceptive insight ensure its

value to all interested in this field,

academics and practitioners alike.

** Law ; Administrative law-United

kingdom ; Constitutional and

administrative law

25 Woolfe, Lord

De Smith`s judicial review / by Lord

Woolfe and...[et al.].--ed. 7-- London:

Sweet & Maxwell, 2013. ccl,1183 p

ISBN : 9780414042155.

347.41012 W88D Q3 47655

Book Description: Regarded as the leading

authority on judicial review, and frequently

cited in court, De Smith's Judicial Review

provides detailed analysis of principles,

procedure, remedies and case law. The new

7th edition has been brought up to date to

reflect the latest developments in practice,

procedure and case law.

Covers the history, theoretical

foundations and principles of

judicial review

Explains which decisions are subject

to judicial review and who may be a

claimant, third party on intervener

Deals with all grounds of challenge,

including illegality, procedural

impropriety, substantive review,

under the Human Rights Act 1998

and European Community grounds

Provides detailed guidance on

practice and procedure

Examines the different remedies

available such as injunctions,

prerogative orders, and pecuniary

remedies

Surveys the relationship between

judicial review, ombudsmen,

tribunals and other methods of

redress

Draws on relevant experience from

other Commonwealth jurisdictions,

especially Australia, Canada, India,

New Zealand and South Africa

** Law ; Judicial review ; Judicial review

of administrative acts-Great britain

POLITICS

26 Politics trumps economics: The

interface of economics and politics in

contemporary India / edited by Bimal

Jalan and Pulapre Balakrishnan.-- New

Delhi: Rupa Publications, 2014. ix,211 p.

ISBN : 978-81-291-3273-4.

320.954 J21P Q4 47665

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Book Description: In India a globally

impressive talent pool co-exists with the

highest incidence of poverty in the world.

The engaged citizen is aware of this

situation, wants to know how it has come to

be, and what can be done to improve it. That

the country’s full potential is not being

realized to make for a dynamic economy

and acceptable living conditions for her

people points to something beyond

economics being at play. And this is the

ever-present politics.

In this volume, edited by Bimal Jalan and

Pulapre Balakrishnan, twelve professionals

illuminate the interface between politics and

economics in the country, illustrating in the

process how their interaction will determine

the path that India will take. Among the

subjects discussed are the implications of

the emergence of coalition governments as

the norm, the rise of civic activism,

the tension between identity politics and

development, and the nature of the

discourse on the informal sector. The essays

also offer possible solutions to end

corruption in administration, and identify

the strategic factors in achieving inclusive

growth.

With contributions from Meghnad Desai,

Dipankar Gupta, Poonam Gupta, Ashima

Goyal, Ravi Kanbur, Sunil Mani, T.T. Ram

Mohan, Deepak Mohanty, Samuel Paul and

M. Govinda Rao, Politics Trumps

Economics is an incisive comment on how

politics can influence the outcome of

the most well-intentioned of economic

policies.

** Politics ; Economics ; Politics and

governance ; Corruption ; Public finance ;

Monetary policy

PUBLIC FINANCE

27 Tripathy, Ram Nath

Public finance and economic development

in India / by Ram Nath Tripathy and M.

Tripathy.-- New Delhi: Mittal

Publications, 1985. xi,326 p.

336.54 T73P M5 47673

Book Description: The study made by the

learned authors (a husband-wife team), in

the present volume, covers all the important

aspects of the economics of Indian Public

Finance in terms of their bearing on the long

term growth of the economy. The work is

essentially an attempt to analyse the fiscal

experience of the Indian economy in its

endeavour to promote its growth in the

context of a framework of mixed economy.

It is a fiscal exercise in development

experience. In the highly developed

economics the role of public finance is to

keep the economy on the path of

progressive equilibrium by attempting to

make the natural rate of growth equal to the

warranted rate of growth. But in a

developing economy its role become multi-

dimensional. It has to operate as a positive

instrument of economic development by

raising the levels of saving and investment

in order to achieve a compound rate of

growth. Such an economy is highly

susceptible to informationary pressures

because of the demand for resources tending

to exceed their supply in a context of

shortage of real resources and public

finance, therefore, has to operate to achieve

monetary stability as well in order to

prevent the information forces from

affecting adversely the process of economic

development. Further the relationship

between deficit financing and money supply

has been analysed and the growth in reserve

money and its effect on he multiple creation

of credit through the mechanism of the

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credit multiplier has been examined. It also

analyses the relationship between money

supply and the behaviour of the general

price level by taking into account the rate of

growth of national output. From all accounts

it is a unique work which embodies the

results of the in-depth study conducted by

the authors of the multi-dimension role of

Indian economy in its endeavours to

promote economic development.

** Public finance ; Economic policy ;

Economic development

TAX EVASION

28 Shaxson, Nicholas

Treasure Islands: Uncovering the damage

of offshore banking and tax havens / by

Nicholas Shaxson.-- New York:

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. vii,264 p.

ISBN : 978-0-230-10501-0.

364.1338 Sh2T Q1 46033

Book Description: While the United States

experiences recession and economic

stagnation and European countries face

bankruptcy, experts struggle to make sense

of the crisis. Nicholas Shaxson, a former

correspondent for the Financial Times and

The Economist, argues that tax havens are a

central cause of all these disasters.

In this hard hitting investigation he uncovers

how offshore tax evasion, which has cost

the U.S. 100 billion dollars in lost revenue

each year, is just one item on a long rap

sheet outlining the damage that offshoring

wreaks on our societies. In a riveting

journey from Moscow to London to

Switzerland to Delaware, Shaxson dives

deep into a vast and secret playground

where bankers and multinational

corporations operate side by side with

nefarious tax evaders, organized criminals

and the world’s wealthiest citizens. Tax

havens are where all these players get to

maximize their own rewards and leave the

middle class to pick up the bill.

With eye opening revelations, Treasure

Islands exposes the culprits and its victims,

and shows how:

*Over half of world trade is routed through

tax havens

*The rampant practices that precipitated the

latest financial crisis can be traced back to

Wall Street’s offshoring practices

*For every dollar of aid we send to

developing countries, ten dollars leave again

by the backdoor

The offshore system sits much closer to

home than the pristine tropical islands of the

popular imagination. In fact, it all starts on a

tiny island called Manhattan. In this fast

paced narrative, Treasure Islands at last

explains how the system works and how it’s

contributing to our ever deepening

economic divide

** Tax evasion ; Tax havens ; Banks and

banking ; Financial crisis

TAXATION

29 Chandawat, G.S.

Distribution of tax burden and expenditure

benefits / by G.S. Chandawat.-- New Delhi:

Mittal Publications, 1999. xiv,242 p.

ISBN : 81-7099-595-7.

336.294 C36D N9 47670

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Book Description: This book attempts to

determine both the tax and benefit incidence

among income groups, with a view to

measuring the contribution of various taxes

and government expenditures to

redistribution of income of households in

the Jodhpur district. For this purpose the

study undertakes an elaborate empirical

exercise to analyse the distribution of

benefit from government expenditure on

social and community services. Attempts

has been made to measure tax progressivity

and regressivity of benefits and to compare

the degree of inequality in income

distribution after and before government’s

spending and taxes through Gini

Coefficient. The analysis of net effect of

government expenditure and taxation

policies together in reducing the gap,

between ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ constitutes

a significant feature of the study. The

methodology employed which is viable has

been explained at length in a fairly

satisfactory manner bringing out the

assumptions made, given the availability of

the required type of data. Further more

several other details, such as, for example,

the survey of households undertaken, or the

selection of taxes and types of government

expenditure for estimating burdens and

benefits that eventually yield the data

needed on burdens and benefits have also

been elucidated adequately. The empirical

exercise attempted which in fact spans a

larger part of the study has undoubtedly its

merits. The findings of the study are

meaningful and interesting, making the

empirical work of good quality.

** Taxation ; Public finance ; Government

expenditure

30 Singh, G.P.

Revenue administarion in india: A case

study of Bihar / by G.P. Singh.-- New

Delhi: Mittal Publications, 1993. viii,169 p.

ISBN : 81-7099-381-4.

352.13095412 Si6R N3 47674

Book Description : Land revenue

administration has been and will continue to

be one of the most important areas of public

administration for a very long time to come.

This is mainly because of the population on

land for their livelihood. Land revenue

administration does not include only 'levy

and collection' of land revenue but it also

extends to survey and settlement, land

reforms, revenue loans, certificates, stamps,

excise, etc. In the present study, the author

has tried his best to present in a clearly

analytical manner the pattern of revenue

administration obtaining in the country as

well as in the state of Bihar. The structure of

revenue administration in Bihar embraces

like Karmacharis at the bottom and the

Government in the Revenue Department at

the top. Its most important administrative

levels are those of Circle Officer, District

Collector, the Divisional Commissioner and

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the Board of Revenue at the State head-

quarters. The study of Board of Revenue has

remained almost untouched in this state.

Thus a detailed study of its evolution,

structure, powers and functions is called for

to fill in the gap in the study of the revenue

administration in the state. The author has

made a commendable effort to undertake

such a study in this book.

** Taxation ; Revenue ; Tax

administration ; Public finance

TRANSPORTATION

31 National Transport Development

Policy Committee

India transport report: Moving India to

2032 (With CD) / India, National

Transport Development Policy Committee.-

- New Delhi: Routledge, 2014. Misc. p.

3Vs.; V.1: Executive summary; V.2: 2Parts

I: Main report ; V.3: 2Parts; Sector

reports.

ISBN : 978-1-138-79598-3(set).

338.06054 N21I Q4.1-3 47584-47588

Book Description: The National Transport

Development Policy Committee (NTDPC)

was constituted by the Government of India

to formulate a long-term transport blueprint

for the country. The NTDPC Report

designed as a five-volume set

comprehensively examines all aspects of the

Indian transport sector and recommends

appropriate policies for governments in

developing this crucial sector to enable an

average annual growth rate of 8–9 per cent

for the Indian economy over the next two

decades. The horizon is year 2032, two

decades from the beginning of the country’s

12th

Five Year Plan to the end of its 15th

.

It will be of interest to researchers and

students of development studies;

transportation and infrastructure studies;

governance and public policy; and

economics as well as policymakers,

economists, public and private sector

companies concerned with Indian

infrastructure sectors, banks and financial

institutions.

** Transportation ; Transport industries ;

Development studies ; Governance ; Public

policy ; Economics

VALUE ADDED TAX

32 Mandal, Ram Krishna

Value added tax in North-East India:

Issues and strategies / by Ram Krishna

Mandal.-- New Delhi: Mittal

Publications, 2009. xvi,207 p.

ISBN : 81-8324-297-9.

336.271209541 M31V P9 47675

Book Description: The book is an edited

volume of nineteen articles interdisciplinary

in nature presented in the National Seminar

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organized in Dera Natung Government

College, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on the

theme, Value Added Tax in North-East

States- Issues and Strategies on February

15-16, 2008. Value Added Tax (VAT) was,

no doubt, fiscal innovation of early 1960s It

has drawn world-wide attention as it has

brought more-wide attention as it has

brought more transparency in tax related

activities. Most of the countries have

adopted VAT in varying degrees to reform

their commodity taxation system. This will

lead to better tax compliance, higher tax

revenue growth, higher efficiency, equal

competition and fairness in tax system.

VAT is a giant step towards the country's

tax reforms as much as towards a unifying

common market in the country. In India.

The concept of VAT was introduced first in

the Budget for 1975-76, in which all items

not subjected to excise duties were brought

under ad valorem duty of 1 per cent. The

States in North-East region are the most

underdeveloped states in India. The states

being late starters in the process of

development,it is required to make large

investment in both service sector and

infrastructure creation through the resource

mobilising activities. The practical

experiences of many developing countries

have proved that if VAT is properly

designed and implemented, it may prove a

better resource mobiliser than the sales tax

system. The present volume has examined

and analysed three issues such as Value

Added Tax: Issues and Strategies in North

East States; Value Added Tax in India.

Issues and Strategy and Present Scenario of

VAT in Arunachal Pradesh overall with its

implementation and limitation in the

country in general and in North-East States

in particular.

** Value added tax ; Revenue ; North-East

India

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AUTHOR INDEX

Agarwal, A.K. 15

Balakrishnan, Pulapre 26

Chandawat, G.S. 29

Forsyth, Christopher 24

Freeman, M.D.A. 21

Irfan, Harris 1

Jackson, Howell E. 22

Jain, R.K. 4-5,12-13

Jalan, Bimal 26

Kumbhakar, Subal C. 10

Lovell, C.A. Knox 10

Mandal, Ram Krishna 32

Pal, Mahi 6

Piketty, Thomas 2

Sen, Sunanda 14

Shastri, Siddharth 8

Shaxson, Nicholas 28

Shewan, M.A. 3

Singh, G.P. 30

Singh, Guru Prasanna 23

Tripathy, M. 27

Tripathy, Ram Nath 27

Udai Veer 3

Wade, William 24

Woolfe, Lord 25

CORPORATE AUTHOR

Garg's 16

India, Ministry of Finance 9

National Transport Development Policy Committee 31

Tata Energy Research Institute 11

Taxmann's 7,17-20

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