This book is an empirical study of economic growth in India over the period of 1960-2004. First chapter provides robust and reproducible period-wise growth estimates for India. Detailed growth accounting shows that without accounting for human capital, total factor productivity (TFP)differences over time account for 48% to 69% of the output variation. If we include the role of education, TFP growth accounts for 35% to 70% of the total GDP growth between 1960 and 2004. Chapter 2 calculates a large set of productivity growth estimates using the Annual Survey of Industries data. The results show...