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Development under Dualism and Digital Divide in Twenty-First Century India

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  1. Dilip Dutta

    1. The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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  • Analyses the economic development processes of emerging Asian economies in an increasingly globalised world
  • Explores the effects of the two major structural elements of its economy on India’s economic development – the dualism of its traditional and modern sectors, and the digital divide between the rich and poor
  • Provides policy suggestions for tackling the sectoral and segmental disarticulation that currently characterises Indian society
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Dynamics of Asian Development (DAD)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Development Dynamics in Two Dualistic Societies of Asia

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    Pages 1-44

  3. Development in Modern India under Structural Dualism (1947–1980)

    • Dilip Dutta
    Pages 45-69

  4. Economic Liberalisation and Structural Dualism (1980–2017)

    • Dilip Dutta
    Pages 71-112

  5. Role of Social Sector Development Programmes during 1980–2016

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    Pages 113-154

  6. Development under Digital Divide in India

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    Pages 155-197

  7. Conclusion

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    Pages 199-203

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 205-211
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About this book

After first analysing the economic development processes of emerging Asian economies in general, this book explores the development implications of India’s seventy years (1947-2017) of socio-economic policy regimes. It discusses structural dualism and the digital divide, which it identifies as the major socio-economic structural elements of the Indian economy, along with the external forces of globalisation.  Since the adoption of comprehensive economic reforms in 1991, India has been liberalising its economy, due in part to the rising pressures of globalisation. However, critics have argued that Indian liberalisation policy has aggravated unemployment, regional inequality and poverty, and also increased India’s external vulnerability. 

This book tests the validity of these arguments, and provides readers a deeper understanding of the structural and institutional elements of the articulation of Indian society. It also examines the paradoxical political and economic effects ofthe information and communication (ICT ) industry in India, due to the economic disparities between the beneficiaries of the ICT windfall and those unable to reap those benefits. Lastly, by investigating the integration of key traditional sectors into modern sectors, the book provides policy suggestions for tackling the sectoral and segmental disarticulation that currently characterises Indian society.



 

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“Overall, the presentation of each chapter is easy to follow, and the issues are dealt with in non-technical language with the help of descriptive statistics. I congratulate the author on writing this book, which I believe will generate a great deal of interest among economists in universities, policy advisers in government and private sectors, and entrepreneurs interested in developments in the Indian economy.” (Mita Bhattacharya, Economic Record, Vol. 95 (310), September, 2019)

Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Dilip Dutta

About the author

Dilip Dutta is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Sydney, and Director of the University’s South Asian Studies Group. His current research interests include socio-economic dualism, trade liberalisation, endogenous growth, and the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) and services on economic growth and development in selected developing countries, including China and India. He is the founding editor of the International Journal of Development Issues (Emerald, UK).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Development under Dualism and Digital Divide in Twenty-First Century India

  • Authors: Dilip Dutta

  • Series Title: Dynamics of Asian Development

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6344-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6342-8Published: 02 October 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4860-0Published: 23 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6344-2Published: 16 September 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2198-9923

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-9931

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 211

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: IT in Business, Emerging Markets/Globalization, Development Economics

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