Issues and Challenges of Inclusive Development: Essays in Honor of Prof. R. Radhakrishna

  • 6h 50m
  • E. Revathi, R. Maria Saleth, S. Galab
  • Springer
  • 2020

This book explores inclusive development in the Indian context, not only within each of the country’s major economic and social sectors, but also across countries in the particular context of globalization. In the emerging scenario of most expanding economies, including India, this topic remains particularly significant. The book’s sixteen chapters are divided into eight sections that address burning issues related to inclusive development – historical setting and policy context; current issues and future challenges; inclusiveness in the agricultural sector; inclusiveness in the industrial sector; inclusiveness in the health sector; inclusiveness and poverty; inclusiveness in the social context; and inclusiveness in the globalization context.

The book highlights several positive developments displayed by the Indian economy in recent years, including the current growth rate of about 7 percent, which is among the highest rates around the globe. At the same time, it draws attention to the fact that while there is every reason to feel proud of these achievements, we cannot ignore the strains and brewing distress, especially in rural areas, or the concerns in environmental and social sectors, including health and education, relating to sociological divisions and disturbances, water and air pollution, and ecosystem and biodiversity losses. Important and relevant from both academic and policy perspectives, the book includes essays from some of the most eminent economists and social scientists in the South Asian region, providing vital takeaways for researchers and NGOs, as well as corporate sector and government decision-makers.

In this Book

  • Issues and Challenges of Inclusive Development: Overview and Synthesis
  • Seventy Years of Indian Economy: Growth and Challenges
  • Inclusive Development and Economic Reforms: A Contemporary Critique
  • Challenges in Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in India
  • The Future of Inclusive Growth in India
  • Managing Public Grain Reserves
  • Understanding Food Policy Process in India: An Application to Food Security Act of 2013
  • Globalization and the Structure of the Manufacturing Sector in India
  • Towards a New Industrial Policy in India
  • Some Public Health Issues in India
  • Is Globalization Inclusive in Health Outcomes?—Experience of African Countries
  • Inclusive Poverty IndexWithout a Poverty Line in the Tradition of Engel
  • Revisiting an Old Theme in the Measurement of Inequality and Poverty
  • Waste and Public Policy Problems for Equitable Development—Micro-level Insights
  • Poverty, Backwardness and Public Policy
  • Have the Emerging Developing Economies been Enjoying the Inclusive Global Growth in the Export of Modern Services?
  • Global Economic Crisis 2008: A Contemporary Reappraisal with an Ethical Perspective
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