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- Is the first book to measure the performance on MDGs in Bihar state, India
- Shows the progress of human development under two different socialist regimes with the same origin
- Provides a comprehensive evaluation of the background and indicators of the human development index
Part of the book series: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences (AGES)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book introduces the issues of the contemporary state of Bihar, India, in terms of its performance on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) indicators and the initiatives taken by the central and state governments towards realizing human development. Doing so, it draws upon the mistakes committed in the past and moves ahead towards a better future with the idea of sustainable human development. The book also presents a comprehensive evaluation of the background and indicators of the human development index, and it analyses the impact of COVID-19 on India in general and on Bihar in particular.
India is a nation of unbalanced states in terms of development. In spite of all the development initiatives, India still contains states that have not conformed to the breakthrough claimed by the nation, and the state of Bihar falls under this category. Bihar has emerged as the worst performer in human development, based on the ranking of the Human Development Index 2020. Nevertheless, Bihar has the potential for overall development to achieve its glorious past once again, by various pro-poor policies implemented by the government of Bihar in the last two decades, which is critically analysed in detail.Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Economics, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Utsav Kumar Singh
About the author
Dr. Utsav Kumar Singh is an assistant professor, Department of Economics, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. He completed his Post-Doctoral from the department of Political Science, University of Delhi under a grant from the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). He is also a fellow at the Institute of Social Science, Delhi. His research interests include political economics, development studies, welfare economics, and human geography.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Development in Bihar, India
Book Subtitle: Experiences of Millennium Development Goals
Authors: Utsav Kumar Singh
Series Title: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3624-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-3623-4Published: 25 August 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-3626-5Published: 26 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-3624-1Published: 24 August 2022
Series ISSN: 2198-3542
Series E-ISSN: 2198-3550
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 168
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Sustainable Development