The Contributions of Infrastructure and Human Development to Economic Growth in Gujarat : an Empirical Evidence [Hardcover]

Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK: Adequate inf rastructural facilities and high human development are the preconditions of economic growth of an economy. Gujarat is a fast growing state with high economic growth but comparatively low human development. Though , Gujarat's economy has shown a consistently increasing rate of economic growth, yet the state was unable to imp rove its rank in HOI. It is in this background that the present study has been set to analyze the level of infrastructure and human development in the state as well as with respect to its districts and to establish relationship between infrastructure, economic growth and human development. The book should prove useful to planners, economists, researchers, students those interested in the further development of the state Gujarat. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. (M s.) Gargi Ghosh is a Ph.D (Economics) from Punjab University, Chandigarh. She was a senior research fellow of this university. She is a winner of University Grants Commission (UGC) fellowship. Having rich experience in academic and research, she is well known in academic circles, having several publications in the fie ld of deve lopment economics in many reputed journals. CONTENTS: List of Tables 9 List of Figures 15 List of Appendices 19 List of Abbrivations and Acronyms 21 Gujarat District Map 23 Acknowledgements 25 Preface 27 1. Introduction 29 Introduction Objectives of the Study Preview of Chapter Scheme 2. Data Source and Methodology 40 Data Source and Description of Variables Data Source of Variables related to Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Human Development in Gujarat Data Source for Districtwise Analysis of Gujarat Description of variables related to Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Human Development in Gujarat Description of variables (Districtwise Analysis of Gujarat) Relative Indexation Technique for Graphical Analysis of Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth in Gujarat Principal Component Analysis Methodology of Time Series Data Analysis lnfrastructure and Economic Growth in Gujarat Stationarity Test Cointegration Vector Error Correction Model Vector Error Correction Granger Causality Testor Wald Test Methodology for Districtwise Data Analysis of Gujarat State Hypotheses Methodology Used to Prepare Districtwise Human Development Index of Gujarat Adjusted Intensity of Formal Education (AIFE) Measurement of Human Development Index (HDI) Limitations 3. Quantitative Analysis of Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Gujarat 56 Infrastructure Indicators Trends of Infrastructure Development in Gujarat Transportation Communication Electricity Banking Irrigation Education Health Relative Aggregate Average Infrastructure Indices Economic Growth Gujarat's Infrastructure Index Score and Rank among Major States in India Empirical Results> Principal Component Analysis Stationarity Test Determination of Cointegration Vector Error Correction Model Vector Error Correction Granger Causality Test or Wald Test 4. Human Development in Gujarat 113 Standard of Living Per Capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at factor cost and constant prices Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) Poverty Unemployment Working Children Education Literacy Rate Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) PupilTeacher Ratio at Primary and Upper Primary Levels Housing Electricity Toilet Facility Drinking Water Facility Health Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) Life Expectancy at Birth (LEB) Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) Anaemia among Children (05 years) Percentage of Women with Anaemia Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) Body Mass Index (B.M.I) of Women Malnutrition among Children Vaccination of Children Total Fertility Rate (TFR) Population Sex Ratio Human Development Index (HDI) and its Components for 15 Major States of India Human Development Index (HDI) Health Index Income Index Education Index Distributio.…