Honorary Visiting Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change

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• Public Economics, Public Finance: Theory of Public Finance, Taxation and  Public Expenditure Analysis, Fiscal Policy and Fiscal Reforms.

• Theory and Problems of Federal Finance, and  Fiscal Federalism .(Country experience  of India and Australia)

• Economic Development and Economic Planning including Regional Planning (Experience of country study in India at    national, State and Local bodies’ levels).

• Public  Policy Analysis:  Macro-Economic Policy, Economic  Reforms,  Globalization, and  Economic  Liberalization.

• B.A. (Hons.), Economics, University of Mysore, India, 1959,  Second Class.

• M.A., Economics, University of Mysore, India, 1960,  First Class.

• Ph.D., Economics (Title of the thesis: A STUDY OF THE TAX STRUCTURE OF NEW MYSORE STATE), University of Bombay, India, 1966.

• Thirty years of teaching and research experience in Indian Universities/ Research Institutions.

• One year post-doctoral research experience in an Australian University (University of Queensland).(1971-72)

• A short period of experience in Economic Journalism in India.

Administrative Experience

• Three years of experience as the Director of the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore (founded by Professor  V.K R V Rao), 1984-87.

Experience in Policy Advice

• Seven years of experience as Economic Adviser to Government of Karnataka, (1987-94).

• One and  half  years’ as  the  Chairman, Karnataka State Finance Commission.

• Two years of experience as Member of Indian Planning Commission, 1996-98 (equivalent to Minister of State of the Government of India).

• Led a quasi-official Delegation to Japan as Chairman of India-Japan Study Committee, 1996.

• Chaired many official Committees.

• Nineteen Books/Monographs published.

• Ninety one research papers published in Indian, Australian, American, West German, Dutch and Japanese research journals.

• Attended Seven International Seminars and contributed papers .

• Attended about Forty Five Seminars/ Conferences in India and contributed papers/Keynote Addresses which have been published.

• Life Member  of the Indian Economic Association,  since 1973.

• Life Member of Agricultural Economics Research Association ,(India), since 1997.

• Founder Member of the  Institute  for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, (India), since 1973.

• Chairman, Board of Trustees and Founder-Trustee, Asian Institute of Urban Development, Bangalore, (India), since August 1987.

• Visited about twelve universities in USA and Canada as a Ford Foundation Visiting Fellow during 1977.

• Visiting Fellow, Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations, Australian National University, Canberra, September-November, 1982.

• Elected Member of the Board of Governors, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore (India) from 1977 to 1984; 1989 to 1991; 1992 to 1994; 1995 to 1997, 1997 to 2000, 2000 to 2003, 2003 to 2006 and 2006 to 2009

• Invited to be a Member of the Board of Directors, Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore (India) from 1996 to 2001.