Inclusiveness in India : a strategy for growth and equality / edited by Shigemochi Hirashima, Hisaya Oda and Yuko Tsujita.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hirashima, Shigemochi.

Oda, Hisaya.

Tsujita, Yuko.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--India.

Economic development.

India.

Physical Description:

xviii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

This book examines the structural aspect of India's Indusive Growth Stategy (IGS). It takes a multimensional look at IGs and sheds lights many issues that have yet to be fully scrutinized.

A tearn of internationally reconized contributors examine the issues of infrastructure, education and health, finance, gender and minorities, urbanslums, land marks and the case of the state of Bihar. The contributors analyze ICS in India from an interdisciplinary perspective to illuminate the issues faced in realizing the challenging objective of IGs, namely overcoming inherent social inequality in the process of economic growth.

This book isd indispensable reading for undergraduates and postgraduates concentrating on South Asian studies along with those interested in development economics and economics growth. Book jacket.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION: Inclusive Growth in India: A Challenging Strategy for Growth and Equality / S. Hirashima, H. Oda, Y. Tsujita

Part I Growth Poverty Linkage and Income-Asset Disparity in the Inclusive Growth Strategies

Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Inter-State Disparity in India / H. Oda

Change in Land Distribution and Non-Agricultural Growth in India / S. Hirashima, K. Kubo

Financial Inclusion and Poverty Alleviation in India: An Empirical Analysis Using State-wise Data / T. Inoue

Part II Disparity in Access to Social Services

Health Inequality in India: Results from NSS Data / S. Ito

Implications of Migration and Schooling for Urban Educational Disparity: A Study of Delhi Slum Children / Y. Tsujita

Part III Issues of Weaker Sections in Inclusive Growth Strategy

Electric Light and Minorities: The Provision of Semi-Public Goods to Weaker Sections in India / N. Kondo

Challenges for Inclusive Sustained Employment: An Attempt to Organise Female Embroidery Homeoworkers in Delhi / M. Murayama

Part VI Perspectives for Overcoming Underdevelopment: A Case of Bihar

Historical Origins of Underdevelopment and a Captured Democracy: An Analytical Narrative of Bihar / K. Minato

Inter-State Disparity in India and Development Strategies for Backward States / P. P. Ghosh.

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230290235

023029023X

OCLC:

750154064