Development Disparities in India An Enquiry into Convergence
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&nb
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The Indian economy is considered to be one of the fastest growing economies of the world with India amongst the most important G-20 economies. Ever since the Indian economy made its presence felt on the global platform, the research community is now even more interested in studying and analyzing what India has to offer. This series aims to bring forth the latest studies and research about India from the areas of economics, business, and management science. The titles featured in this series will present rigorous empirical research, often accompanied by policy recommendations, evoke and evaluate various aspects of the economy and the business and management landscape in India, with a special focus on India’s relationship with the world in terms of business and trade. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11234
Arpita Banerjee • Pravat Kumar Kuri
Development Disparities in India An Enquiry into Convergence
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Arpita Banerjee Department of Economics MUC Women’s College West Bengal India
Pravat Kumar Kuri Department of Economics University of Burdwan West Bengal India
ISSN 2198-0012 ISSN 2198-0020 (electronic) India Studies in Business and Economics ISBN 978-81-322-2330-6 ISBN 978-81-322-2331-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2331-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015935242 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer India 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer (India) Pvt. Ltd. is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
It is a well-accepted fact that the development strategy which does not give adequate attention to the distributional aspects of developmental outcome hardly succeeds to achieve a balanced and sustained growth path. Rather, it aggravates the inequality and polarization which, in turn, leads to economic, social and political instability. Balanced and inclusive development is the prime need of the hour for
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