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East India economy is an amalgam of the economies of advances state like West Bengal and the backward states like Bihar, Orissa, and Assam. The North-East tribla states are under the Sixth schedule of the constitution but are not extraordinary in terms of progress which tey should have been. Food insecurity and supply-side bottlenecks in Orissa, agricultural stagnation in Bihar, Assam and some other states are examined. Along with the sick tea industry of Assam, the new dimension of industrial progress in Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura are certain fields of upcoming research which are included in the volume. About Author : Dr. Amalesh Banerjee is a distinguished Scholar with his teaching experience spanning over more than four decades. He served as Progressor and Head of the Department of Economics of Rebindra Bharati University and as Guest Professor of Jadavpur University. As a specialist of North-East economy he made important contribution. He has published a dozen books and 150 research papers at National and International level. The main thrust of his research are macro-economics and development economics. Contents : Preface List of Contributors Macro Aspects Agriculture and Food Security Industry Demography Panchayati Raj and Woman Empowerment Vision of North-East Index