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. |