India Social Development Report 2018 : Rising Inequalities in India

Tajamul Haque

ISBN 10: 0199494363 / ISBN 13: 9780199494361

Published by Oxford University Press Nov 2019, 2019

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Neuware - SDR 2018 takes an overview of economic, social, regional and gender inequalities that persist in India. Despite a growth in the country's GDP, access to health, education, employment, credit or property still remains difficult for various sections of society. Poverty and debt is very high among SCs, STs, women and other vulnerable groups.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: India Social Development Report 2018 : Rising Inequalities in India
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Nov 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199494363
• ISBN 13: 9780199494361
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 279W x 216H x 18D millimeters 279 millimeters width by 216 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 816 grams

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Synopsis

SDR 2018 takes an overview of economic, social, regional and gender inequalities that persist in India. Despite a growth in the country's GDP, access to health, education, employment, credit or property still remains difficult for various sections of society. Poverty and debt is very high among SCs, STs, women and other vulnerable groups.

The Report looks at the following inequalities:
DT Regional disparities
DT Income and wage inequality
DT Rural-urban divides
DT Unequal access to health, education and other public services
DT Unequal access to land, labour and credit
DT Gender inequality
DT Exclusion of dalits and other marginalised groups
It concludes with the social development index that runs through all editions of the SDR.

About the Author

Tajamul Haque, Professor, Council for Social Development,D.N Reddy, Professor, Central University of Hyderabad

Tajamul Haque is Distinguished Professor, Council for Social Development. He is an agricultural economist. Prior to CSD, he was Chairperson, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Government of India. He is also currently, Honorary Chair, Special Cell on land policy, NITI Aayog.

D. Narasimha Reddy is a developmental economist. He was Professor of Economics and Dean, School of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad. Presently, he is also Visiting Professor, Institute of Human Development, New Delhi. He works in areas of policy, agrarian economics, political economy and labour.