Part 1 : An Overview of Business Environment
A Glimpse of Business Environment
Nature, Scope and Objectives of Business
Environmental Analysis and Forecasting
Economic Environment
Political and Government Environment
Natural and Technological Environment
Demographic Environment

Part 2 : Business and Society
Societal Environment
Social Responsibility of Business
Consumer Rights, Consumersm and Business
Corporate Governance

Part 3 : Industrial Policies and Regulations
Industrial Policy
IDRA and Industrial Licensing
Public, Private, Joint and Cooperative Sectors
Privatisation and Disinvestment
Village and Small Industries
Industrial Sickness
Price and Distribution Controls
Indian Company Law
Patents and Trade Marks
Competition Policy and Law

Part 4 : The Financial System
Monetary and Fiscal Policies
Financial Market Structure
Money and Capital markets
Stock Exchange and its Regulation
Industrial Finance
Industrial Financial Institutions

Part 5 : Labour Environment
Labour Legislation
Labour Welfare and Social Security
Industrial Relations
Trade Unions
Worker`s Participation in Management
Exit Policy
Quality Circles

Part 6 : Economic Planning and Development
Planning In India
Industrial Development Strategy
Planning and Development of Agriculture

Part 7 : Global Environment
GATT/WTO and Global Liberalisation
International Investments
Multinational Corporations
Globalisation
Development and Regulation Foreign Trade
Foreign Exchange Management Act.

Part 8 : Cases
Mckinsey`s Agenda for India`s Economic Reforms
South-East Asian Economic Crisis
Remains of a Dream
The Cost of Delay
Natural Thrust
The Swap
A Question of Ethics
Different for Gamble
III Treatment
Human Rights Protection
Whose Basmati is it?
The Sensex
Globalisation of Pop Culture
The Environmental Services Business

The modern business is placed in a very complex and intricate environment. The constraints and opportunities provided by the nature of the economy and economic system and the economic system, political and legal framework, social systems, geographical and ecological conditions, demographic factors, etc. have profound impact on the business. The type of product to be manufactured and marketed, the marketing strategies to be employed, the way the business should be organized, the technology to be adopted etc. are all influenced by the environmental factors. For formulating appropriate business strategies, one should, therefore, have proper understanding of the business environment.

This book is a humble attempt to sketch the various important aspects of the business environment interface. A major part of the work is devoted to deal with the socio-economic and political and legal environment of the business in India.