Economic Environment of Business / Puri, V.K.

Part I: AN OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT:

UNIT 1- ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT: AN INTRODUCTION-
1- Business and its environment;
2- Economic environment of business: Domestic;
3- Global economic environment of business;
4- Economic roles of the state and government;
5- Economic fluctuations; growth and development;
6- Markets, economic planning and controls;

UNIT 2: NON-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS-
7- Political and legal environment business;
8- Demographic and socio-culture environment of business;
9- Natural environment and business;
10- Technological environment of business;
11- Social responsibility of business;

UNIT 3: ANATOMY AND FUNCTIONING OF AN ECONOMY-
12- Macroeconomic framework;- Basic;
13- Consumption and investment;
14- National income determination;
15- The theory of multiplier;
16- The two market equilibrium- IS/LM Model;
17- Inflation stagflation;
18- Monetary and fiscal policies;
19- Issues and economic stabilization: Keynesian-monetarist controversy;

Part II: ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS INDIA:

UNIT 4: INDIAN ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT-
20- Nature of Indian economy;
21- Economic reforms and liberalization;
22 Globalization and its impact on Indian economy;
23- International institutions- The IMF and the world bank;
24- WTO and India;
25- Infrastructure and business;
26- Agriculture and business;

UNIT 5: BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT- INDIAN PERSPECTIVE-
27- Economic planning in India;
28- India's Fiscal and monetary policies;
29- Industrial policy;
30- Export-Import policy and trade liberalization;
31- SeZs: Concept, role and impact;
32- Fera and fema;
33- Consumer protection;

UNIT 6: INDIAN INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE ENVIRONMENT-
34- Industrial growth and diversification;
35- Industries (development and regulation ) act , 1951 and industrial licensing;
36- Public sector in the Indian economy;
37- Private sector in India economy;
38- Privatization and disinvestment;
39- Modern corporations and the Indian company law;
40- Mergers and acquisitions;
41- India's antitrust law: MRTP act and competition act;
42- Small-scale and cottage industries;
43- Industrial sickness in India;
44- Trends in foreign trade and structural changes;
45- India's balance of payments;
46- Foreign investment, technology and multinational corporations;
47- Features of Indian labour market;
48- Industrial Labour;
49- Implications of economic reforms for labour market in India;
50- Wokers' particiption in management;

UNIT 8: FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS-
51- India money market;
52- Capital market in India;
53- Stock market and its regulation;
54- Commercial banking in India;
55- Financial institutions;

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