Insights into Inclusive Growth, Employment and Wellbeing in India
Arup Mitra is a professor of Economics at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. His research interest include issues in the area of urban development, labour and welfare, industrial growth and productivity and gender inequality. He has published in a n
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Arup Mitra
Insights into Inclusive Growth, Employment and Wellbeing in India
Arup Mitra Institute of Economic Growth Delhi University Delhi, India
ISBN 978-81-322-0655-2 ISBN 978-81-322-0656-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-0656-9 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012945068 © Springer India 2013 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. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. 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. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Lagging growth and persistent poverty in many countries are a matter of great concern. What is more intriguing is sluggish or virtually no reduction in poverty in spite of a rapid economic growth. Does it then mean that a boost in economic growth benefits only those who are highly skilled or possess ample resources, thus excluding a sizeable lot? The basic prerequisite for pro-poor growth is a faster expansion in productive employment opportunities through which the benefits of growth can be shared with the deprived lot. Keeping in view some of these issues, the present volume begins by examining the changes that are occurring at the macro level, the labour market consequences and their impact on the low-income households. The book studies the sectoral composition of growth, revisiting the issues related to industry-services balance. This is pursued acro
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