With
a brilliant academic record and abundant experience
in planning particularly in project formulation, project
appraisal and evaluation, Dr. K. Puttaswamaiah
has to his credit 36 books and a large number of articles
published in journals of repute. His books 'Economic
Development of Karnataka -- A Treatise in Continuity
and change' (in two volumes), 'Cost Benefit
Analysis -- A Theoretical and Applied Critique of Alternate
Methodologies' and 'Nobel Economists -- Lives
and Contributions' (in three volumes) are well
rwcognised. The last work has been described by Jan
Tinbergen "as a landmark in the history of economic
thought". The other books relating to Planning
Project Fomulation, Project Appraisal, Evaluation and
regional economics are listed elsewhere in this work.
This distinguished economist in India has been called
by Jan Tinbergen as "a brilliant economist
of the day".
Dr. K. Puttaswamaiah
has specialised mainly in planning, Project Formulation,
Project Appraisal, Cost-Benefit Analysis and Regional
Economics. He has to his credit over 50 empirical studies
and has guided over 100 studies. He has held important
positions in the Government of Karnataka in the areas
of planning and evaluation and has also worked on a
number of steering committees and advisory committees
of the Government of India. Presently, he is a member
of the editorial advisory committee for the state Gazetters
and the Chief Editor, Indian Jurnal of Applied Economics.
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