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Regional Diversity and Inclusive Growth in Indian Cities / Ejaz Ghani
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Ghani, Ejaz
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Banks and Banking Reform.
- Communities & Human Settlements.
- Development.
- Diversity.
- Employment.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Growth.
- Housing & Human Habitats.
- Labor Policies.
- Manufacturing Sector.
- Services.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Specialization.
- Transport.
- Transport Economics Policy and Planning.
- Water & Industry.
- Water Resources.
- Local Subjects:
- Banks and Banking Reform.
- Communities & Human Settlements.
- Development.
- Diversity.
- Employment.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Growth.
- Housing & Human Habitats.
- Labor Policies.
- Manufacturing Sector.
- Services.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Specialization.
- Transport.
- Transport Economics Policy and Planning.
- Water & Industry.
- Water Resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (49 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2014
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This paper examines the employment growth of Indian districts from 2000 to 2010 in the manufacturing and services sectors. Specialization and diversity metrics that combine industries in both sectors are calculated and related to subsequent job growth. The analysis finds robust and consistent evidence that the diversity of industries in the district across the two sectors links to subsequent job growth. Somewhat surprisingly, this link finds its strongest expression outside typical stories about the role of diversity. For example, the growth is strongest in rural areas of districts and in districts with low population density. Diversity correlates with disproportionately higher employment growth in the informal sector and plays a role in generating employment in the district's smaller industries. These findings point toward the "inclusive" nature of diversity-driven growth and highlight a potentially important agenda item for policy makers concerned with inclusive development.
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