India’s Development: Social and Economic Disparities

India’s Development: Social and Economic Disparities

By- S. Mahendra Dev and K.S. Babu (eds.)

India celebrated sixty years of independence on 15 August 2007. There have been several acheivements 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 goverance of ‘negotiated spaces’. Next them is on Public-privae Parternships 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.

S. Mahendra Dev is currently Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices,
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. He has been a consultant and adisor to many international organisations like the UNDP, UNICEF, World Bank, International Food Policy Research Institute and ESCAP. He has been a member of several government Committees including Prime Minister’s Task Force on Employment. He is also a member of the Committee on Financial Inclusion charied by Dr. C. Rangaranjan.

K.S. Babu is a Faculty Member at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) in Hyderabad. He was the project director of the study ‘Yanadi Development Plan’ submitted
to Government of Andhra Pradesh. His current research focuses on NGOs and rural
development.

ISBN  978-81-7304-789-3    2008   408p.   Rs.995/ pounds 60

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