Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. State and market -- 2.Jawaharlal Nehru – Rise of the Public Sector -- 3.Lal Bahadur Shastri – Significant Departure -- 4.Indira Gandhi – Rise and Rise of the Public Sector -- 5.Janata Government – A War With Itself -- 6.Return of Indira Gandhi – rightward Shift -- 7.Rajiv Gandhi – Liberalization Push -- 8.The Rise and Decline of the Public Sector -- 9.P. V. Narasimha Rao – Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization -- 10.H. D. Deve Gowda and I. K. Gujral – The United Front Government -- 11.Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Liberalizer and Privatizer -- 12.Manmohan Singh – Welfarism and a Rights-based Approach -- 13.Narendra Modi – Reformer and Modernizer -- 14.The Way Forward.