Overview
- Makes an integrated analysis of complex dimensions of development—accelerating economic growth, decent employment, agricultural growth, industrialisation and human development—with 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
Part of the book series: India Studies in Business and Economics (ISBE)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Poverty, Vulnerability and Inclusion
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Agriculture Development: Challenges and Opportunities
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Industrial Development and Informality
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Human Development Concerns
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About this book
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.
Reviews
“This book provides a comprehensive coverage of various aspects of socio-economic development in Uttar Pradesh. … the simplicity of language and systematic presentation of issues makes it a pleasure to read for researchers and those who have interest in knowing the challenges faced by the state economy and what should be the future strategy to bring state on development path.” (Nagendra Kumar Maurya, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 63, 2020)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Growth, Disparities and Inclusive Development in India
Book Subtitle: Perspectives from the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh
Editors: Rajendra P. Mamgain
Series Title: India Studies in Business and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6443-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-6442-6Published: 03 May 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-6445-7Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-6443-3Published: 11 April 2019
Series ISSN: 2198-0012
Series E-ISSN: 2198-0020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 411
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
Topics: Development Economics, Economic Growth, Development Policy, Social Structure, Social Inequality