The University of Michigan Ross School of Business Adam Smith Society Chapter and the Ross' Indian Subcontinent Business Association are hosting Dr. Aneel Karnani on February 8th, when he delivers a lecture on the governing challenges and opportunities that have emerged in India since the 1991 economic liberalization reforms. A question and answer session will follow the lecture.

The reforms begun in 1991 by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and Finance Minister Manmohan Singh saw massive regulatory reform, privatization and pro-globalization policies. The cumulative effects of these reforms has been a near-doubling of average annual GDP growth, massive reductions in poverty and significant growth in service and information technology industries. These positive trends have been tempered by problems with federal and state governments in managing growth, professionalization and perverse incentives by corporations, NGOs and other actors.

About the Speaker

Dr. Karnani holds a doctorate from Harvard University and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management. He has taught at the Ross School for several decades, focusing on courses in business strategy and issues of business and society. He sits on the editorial boards of four academic journals and has been published in the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.