Growth, Disparities and Inclusive Development in India

The book critically examines the high growth trajectory in India, particularly since the late 1980s, a period which is characterized by increasing inequality. Through various studies from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh -- a state more populous than Brazil and with a GDP comparable to Bangladesh -- it sheds light on the link between growth and inequality in emerging economies. The slow pace of any upward movement in terms of various development indicators in low-income Indian states is due to a number of factors, including their historical disadvantages. Over a period of time, this has resulted in widening disparities, both between different regions of these states, and between these states and other more prosperous Indian states.

The book provides a holistic, yet critical, region-wise analysis of the achievements of Uttar Pradesh compared to other states and to India as a whole, in the context of indicators of inclusive development, namely, growth, employment, poverty, infrastructure, agriculture, industry, education and health. Based on the latest data and sophisticated analysis methods, it assesses inequality and development disparities, clearly identifying three major challenges that poorer states face in redressing poverty and expanding inclusive growth increasing economic opportunities, empowering poor and marginalised groups to avail new opportunities in a rapidly changing world, and ensuring an effective safety net to reduce vulnerability.

The book suggests strategies for promoting high and sustained economic growth, and highlights the significance of broadening social inclusiveness through greater and more rapid access to economic and social opportunities, and building strong social safety nets to protect the chronically poor and mitigate their risks and vulnerabilities with the help of good governance and institutions. With contributions from leading scholars from the region, it is a valuable resource for researchers working in the areaof growth and inequality, as well as for policy makers from developing economies around the globe.

Makes an integrated analysis of complex dimensions of developmentaccelerating economic growth, decent employment, agricultural growth, industrialisation and human developmentwith a focus on low income states like Uttar Pradesh Measures development disparities and inequality, and provides excellent causal analysis Provides strategies for accelerating sustainable economic growth, broadening social inclusiveness, and strengthening social protection through social safety nets

Autorentext

Rajendra P. Mamgain is a Development Economist from India. With more than three decades of research experience, he is currently a Professor at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow, India. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Doon University, and a Visiting Professor and former Director of Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS), New Delhi. In addition he was a Senior Academic Consultant at the Indian Council of Social Science Research from 2012-13, a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Human Development, New Delhi and a member of the faculty at the Institute of Applied Manpower Research. He obtained PhD in Economics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and specialises in the areas of labour, employment, migration, skill development, human poverty, inclusive development and impact evaluation of government programmes. He has considerable expertise in large field-based research and has co-authored nine books and more than 65 research papers in various respected national and international journals. He serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals and has been the Managing Editor of the Indian Journal of Labour Economics (published by Springer since 2015) for more than twenty five years. He has been a consultant to various national and international organizations. Dr. Mamgain has been a member of various policy advisory bodies of leading institutions in India and abroad.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction.- PART I: Growth, Employment and Inequality .- Chapter 2. Deciphering Growth and Development: Past and Present.- Chapter 3. Labour Market Outcomes and Inclusive Development.- Chapter 4. Growth, Employment and Inequality.- Chapter 5. Intra-state Disparities in Economic and Social Development.- PART II: Poverty, Vulnerability and Inclusion .- Chapter 6. Poverty and Inequality: A Disaggregated Analysis.- Chapter 7. Inclusion and Marginalization: Economic & Food Security Dimensions.- Chapter 8. Migration, Remittances, and Poverty Reduction.- Chapter 9. Violation Civil Rights, Atrocities and Deprivation: Responses of State Machinery.- PART III: Agriculture Development: Challenges and Opportunities .- Chapter 10. Agricultural Growth: Performance, Constraints and Strategy for Future Development.- Chapter 11. Public and Private Capital Formation in Agriculture and Contribution of Institutional Credit.- Chapter 12. Access to Credit and Indebtedness among Rural Households: Implications for Farm Income and Poverty.- PART IV: Industrial Development and Informality .- Chapter 13. Regional Pattern of Industrialization and Urbanization.- Chapter 14 . Micro and Small Enterprise Development in Uttar Pradesh.- Chapter 15. Employment and Livelihood Potential of Rural Non-Farm Informal Enterprises.- PART V: Human Development Concerns .- Chapter 16. Trends in Private and Public Schooling.- Chapter 17. Health Status: Progress and Challenges.- Chapter 18. Burden of Private Healthcare Expenditure.