This document provides an overview of the characteristics of the Indian economy. It discusses the origin of economics as a science concerned with the production, consumption, distribution and investment of goods and services. It notes that in the present global environment, understanding economic issues has become important for society. The document also outlines some of the main characteristics of definitions related to wealth, material welfare, scarcity and choice, and development and growth. It discusses the scope of economics and some of its major branches. Finally, it describes the central problems that an economy faces due to the scarcity of resources.
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1. Techno India NJR Institute of Technology
Charateristics Of Indian Economy
02-08-2015
Submitted to :
Miss. Tanu Verma
Submitted by:
Mahendra Singh
II Year,ECE
3. 1. Origin of Economics
Our activities to generate income are termed as
economic
activities, which are responsible for the origin and
development of Economics as a subject.
Originated as a Science of Statecraft. Emergence of
Political Economy.
Economy is concerned with the production,
consumption, distribution and investment of goods
and services.
5. 3.Present Indian Economy
In the present global, liberal and knowledge
based environment, the understanding of
economic issues has become quite
indispensable for all sections in the society.
Everyone wants to get rich, increase their wealth
holdings, hold over productive resources and
expand their business activities. So, people
want to earn more and more profits
7. 4.MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF WEALTH DEFINITION
(i) Exaggerated Emphasis on Wealth :
(ii) Inquiry into the Creation of Wealth :
(iii) A Study on the Nature of Wealth :
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10. 5.MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIAL
WELFARE DEFINITION
(i) Study of Material Requisites of well being
(ii) Concentrates on the Ordinary Business of
Life
(iii) A Stress on the Role of Man
12. 6.MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF SCARCITY AND CHOICE
DEFINITION
Unlimited Want
Limited Means
Alternative Use of Resource
Ecomomising Resource
14. 7.MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVELOPMENT
AND GROWTH DEFINITION
(i) Growth-orientation
(ii) Dynamic Allocation of Consumption
(iii)Distribution of Consumption
(iv) Improvement of Resource Allocation
16. SCOPE OF ECONOMICS
We can list some of the major branches of economics as under
(i) Micro Economics
(ii) Macro Economics
(iii) International Economics
(iv) Public Finance
(v) Development Economics
(vi) Health Economics
(vii) Environmental Economics
(viii) Urban and Rural Economics
17. CENTRAL PROBLEMS OF AN ECONOMY
The problem of scarcity of resources which arises before
an individual consumer also arises collectively before
an economy. On account of this problem and economy
has to choose between the following:
(i) What technique should be adopted for production?
(ii) Which goods should be produced and in how much quantity?
(iii) For whom goods should be produced?
18. Refrence
1. Lionel Robbins,:Nature and Significance of Economics, 1932
2. Alfred Marshall:Principles of Economics, 8th edition
3. Kalyanjit Roy Choudhary:Modern Micro Economics