Eastern Quarterly Volume 3 Issue III October – December 2005
Issue Editors
E. Bijoykumar Singh
N. Manichandra Singh
Editor-in-Chief
Th. Tarunkumar
Executive Editors
A. Bimol Akoijam
Bhagat Oinam
Consulting Editors
D.A Sadokpam
E. Bijoykumar Singh
Associate Editor
N. Manichandra Singh
Assistant Editors
G. Amarjit Sharma
Homen Thangjam
Kh. Bijoykumar Singh
Ksh. Imokanta Singh
Yengkhom Jilangamba
Editorial Assistants
Ph. Newton Singh
Y. Ojen Singh
Contributors:
Ch. Priyoranjan Singh is Associate Professor of Economics in Manipur University, Imphal. He specialises in agriculture and macroeconomics. Currently, he is engaged in studying the colonial history of Manipur.
E. Bijoykumar Singh is Professor of Economics at Manipur University. He was a member of Manipur State Planning Board and a consultant to the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Study on fiscal reforms in Manipur. He contributed in the preparation of the Manipur Human Development Report. The professor specialises in Econometrics and Public Finance. elangbambksingh@yahoo.co.in
M. Iboton Singh is former professor of Economics at Manipur University. Currently, he is a member of the Manipur State Planning Board. Earlier, he served as a member of the 2nd State Finance Commission. A former Fulbright Fellow, he specialises in Development Economics.
Gulshan Sachdeva is Associate Professor at the Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Earlier, he taught and researched at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, University of Delhi and Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. He specialises in European economic integration, transition economies and Northeast India. gulshan@mail.jnu.ac.in
Amar Yumnam is Professor of Economics at Manipur University. He is currently Vice-President of North-East Economic Association. He was a member of the State Planning Board and a consultant to the World Bank Study of Infrastructure in Manipur. He specialises in Development Economics. yumnam1@yahoo.co.uk
Rekha Konsam is a Research Scholar at the Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. rekhakonsam@gmail.com
Gopal Guru is Professor at the Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Earlier, he taught Political Science at the University of Pune and University of Delhi. He specialises in Dalit studies and caste system. gopalguru2001@yahoo.com
Ph. Newton Singh is Research Scholar at the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. newton_cps@rediffmail.com