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Sustaining India’s growth. Shashank Bhide NCAER 15 September 2010. The long-term story. Half full glass: - 20 year growth 7% (R-S) - 10 % Kelkar - 5.5 % (50 years) Goldman Sachs Half-empty glass: - Low Saving/Investment; Government Dis -saving - Inability to use labour productively
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Sustaining India’s growth Shashank BhideNCAER15 September 2010
The long-term story • Half full glass: • - 20 year growth 7% (R-S) • - 10% Kelkar • - 5.5% (50 years) Goldman Sachs • Half-empty glass: • - Low Saving/Investment; Government Dis-saving • - Inability to use labour productively • - Services cannot outgrow manufacturing forever • - Agriculture, infrastructure, regional disparities.
The makers and the breakers of growth • The drivers • Demography • Aspiring middle class • Good institutions • Low base of productivity • High TFP growth • The breakers • Fiscal pressures • Rising inequality • Rising regional disparity • Slow reforms • Poor governance • Fragile environment
GDP growth patterns (%YOY) Source: IMF WEOs
Threats to sustainability of high growth • Fiscal sustainability • Weak social safety nets • Inadequate investments in human resources • Environmental sustainability