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Regional Disparities in India's Socio-economic Development

Author: Kanak Kanti Bagchi

Publisher:

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 9788177082586

Regional imbalances in a country may be natural due to unequal distribution of natural resources and/or man-made in the sense of neglect of some regions and preference for others for investment and infrastructural facilities. India's successive Five Year Plans have stressed the need to develop backward regions of the country. In promoting regional balanced development, public sector enterprises were located in backward areas of the country during the early phase of economic planning. In spite of pro-backward areas policies and programmes, considerable economic and social inequalities exist among different States of India, as reflected in differences in per capita State Domestic Product. While income growth performance has diverged, there is welcome evidence of some convergence in education and health indicators across the states. This book contains 14 research papers authored by experts on the subject. They provide deep insights into the various dimensions of inter-state and intra-state economic and social inequalities in India.

Pattern of Regional Disparities in Socio-Economic Development in India

Author: Ramphul Ohlan

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 33

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The study assesses the pattern of disparities in socio-economic development at the district level in India applying the Wroclow Taxonomic technique (following Ewusi. Social Indicators Research 3(1) 75-110, 1976, and Arief. Social Indicators Research 11(3) 259-267, 1982) based upon optimal combination of selected socio-economic development indicators. In order to get a clear picture of regional socio-economic disparities in India, the level of development is assessed separately for agriculture, industrial and infrastructural sectors and the districts are classified into four development categories according to the values of the constructed development index. For bringing about uniform regional development and improving the quality-of-life, model districts for disadvantaged districts have been identified and potential targets for various social amenities have been estimated.An attempt has also been made to compare the levels of socio-economic development among various regions in India. The constructed socio-economic development index shows that India's Southern region is far more and symmetrically developed in comparison of Central and Northern regions. The results show that wide disparities in the level of socioeconomic development exist among different districts within and between different regions of India. The level of development in infrastructural service sector is found to be positively and statistically significantly associated with the overall socio-economic development indicating that the growth and progress of the sectors have been going hand in hand in the country. The results show that in Northern and Central regions of India the level of industrial development does not significantly influence the agricultural and overall socio-economic development while agricultural development influences overall socio-economic development. The study suggests that low developed districts require improvement in most of the indicators for enhancing their levels of overall socio-economic development.

Inter-regional Disparities in India

Author: Indian Economic Association. Annual Conference

Publisher: Deep and Deep Publications

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 728

ISBN-13: 9788184502633

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Papers presented at the 91st Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association, held at Udaipur during 27-29 December 2008.

Development Disparities in India

Author: Arpita Banerjee

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-06-17

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 8132223314

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This book highlights the development disparities in India and considers three complex areas of development – economic wellbeing, human progress and agricultural development – over a period of forty years since the 1970s. The novelty of the book lies in is its rich analytical foundation and the use of sophisticated statistical and economic tools to determine the causes of socioeconomic disparity between Indian states. The trends of inequality, polarization and disparity are highlighted with regard to income, human development indicators and agricultural production and productivity. The book also identifies the factors underlying divergence in economic and social activity in India and provides policy suggestions for bringing about more balanced and inclusive development in India.

Liberalization, Growth and Regional Disparities in India

Author: Madhusudan Ghosh

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-01-18

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 8132209818

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Upon the backdrop of impressive progress made by the Indian economy during the last two decades after the large-scale economic reforms in the early 1990s, this book evaluates the performance of the economy on some income and non-income dimensions of development at the national, state and sectoral levels. It examines regional economic growth and inequality in income originating from agriculture, industry and services. In view of the importance of the agricultural sector, despite its declining share in gross domestic product, it evaluates the performance of agricultural production and the impact of agricultural reforms on spatial integration of food grain markets. It studies rural poverty, analyzing the trend in employment, the trickle-down process and the inclusiveness of growth in rural India. It also evaluates the impact of microfinance, as an instrument of financial inclusion, on the socio-economic conditions of rural households. Lastly, it examines the relative performance of fifteen major states of India in terms of education, health and human development. An important feature of the book is that it approaches these issues, applying rigorously advanced econometric methods, and focusing primarily on their regional disparities during the post-reform period vis-à-vis the pre-reform period. It offers important results to guide policies for future development.

Socio-Economic Development and Regional Disparity

Author: Tariq Usmani

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9783659345012

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In India specially Uttar Pradesh, area disparities in the level of poverty, unemployment, income infrastructure, agriculture industry and above all the level of living of the people exist substantially across the regions. Regional disparity is a ubiquitous phenomenon in both developed and developing economies. But in the latter it is more acute and glaring. National economies are often composed of sets of smaller and localized economies. If the national economy is to prosper then ts constituent regional economies at gross root level must be brought into some sort of harmony. Regional and sustainable development in Uttar Pradesh can be achieved by minimizing the socio-economic disparities among rural masses.

India's Development

Author: S. Mahendra Dev

Publisher: Manohar Publishers

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 9788173047893

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India celebrated sixty years of independence on 15 August 2007. There have been several achievements and failures in economics and social development during this period. "There remain concerns regarding the agriculture sector, poverty reduction, employment generation, social sector development, reduction in regional disparities and protection of the environment. This volume comprising six section tries to address these issues. "The study begins with the theme Revisiting the State: New Forms of Governance. The paper under this theme has tried to bring out what groups are excluded or included in the urban governance of negotiated spaces'. Next them is on Public-private Partnerships in Basic Service Delivery: Impacts on the Poor. In the light of state's withdrawal from various public enterprises, the public partnership has occupied an important position and some of these public-private partnerships are discussed under the theme. India's current impressive economic growth is largely from the service sector and the inequalities in accessing these new employment opportunities are discussed under the theme. Access to Public and Corporate Sector Employment: Rural and Urban Dynamics. Under the next theme Uneven Economic Growth and Environmental Implications, the impact of uneven growth on environment and other natural resources are discussed. Though enough democratic space is created for Women participation, the research papers clearly show that their actual effective participation is negligible. These gender issues are discussed under the theme Gender and Generation as Divisions in India's Development. In the end the issues of conflicts arising out of displacements since 1950s and particularly the recent SEZs under theme Displacement, Conflict and Crises: The Flipside of Globalisation are discussed.

Economic Growth and Regional Disparities in India

Author: Prabhjot Kaur (Professor of Economics)

Publisher: Gyan Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9789386397119

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This book highlights the regional disparities in India in terms of per capita income, HDI as well as its components and in respect of the measures of human poverty index over a period of 30 years since the 1980s. Appropriate statistical and economic tools are used to determine the causes of socioeconomic disparities across Indian states. The signs of progress in economic and social indicators have been found in few states while other states lag behind, implying thereby unevenness and unequal spread of the benefits of economic growth among the states of India. The book also identifies the factors underlying divergence in economic and social activity in India and provides policy suggestions for bringing about more balanced and inclusive development in India.

Regional Disparities in Socio-economic Development of West Bengal

Author: Satyen Sarkar

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 9789350742525

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Regional Disparities, Growth, and Inclusiveness

Author: Mr.Holger Floerkemeier

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2021-02-12

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1513569503

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We discuss regional disparities in economic performance and living standards. We first set out some key facts, and provide a conceptual framework to help analyze whether such disparities are efficient, or instead reflect market and/or policy failures. We examine whether policy attempts to reduce regional disparities necessarily involve a trade-off between equity and efficiency. We then investigate whether policymakers should focus on boosting the economic performance of lagging regions—or, conversely, accept the presence of regional disparities, and instead assist households in lagging regions through transfer payments, investments in education, health, and other basic services, and by facilitating out-migration.