Growth, Disparities and Inclusive Development in India, 1st ed. 2019 Perspectives from the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh India Studies in Business and Economics Series

The book critically examines the high growth trajectory in India, particularly since the late 1980s, a period which is characterized by increasing inequality. Through various studies from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh -- a state more populous than Brazil and with a GDP comparable to Bangladesh -- it sheds light on the link between growth and inequality in emerging economies. The slow pace of any upward movement in terms of various development indicators in low-income Indian states is due to a number of factors, including their historical disadvantages. Over a period of time, this has resulted in widening disparities, both between different regions of these states, and between these states and other more prosperous Indian states.

The book provides a holistic, yet critical, region-wise analysis of the achievements of Uttar Pradesh compared to other states and to India as a whole, in the context of indicators of inclusive development, namely, growth, employment, poverty, infrastructure, agriculture, industry, education and health. Based on the latest data and sophisticated analysis methods, it assesses inequality and development disparities, clearly identifying three major challenges that poorer states face in redressing poverty and expanding inclusive growth ? increasing economic opportunities, empowering poor and marginalised groups to avail new opportunities in a rapidly changing world, and ensuring an effective safety net to reduce vulnerability.

The book suggests strategies for promoting high and sustained economic growth, and highlights the significance of broadening social inclusiveness through greater and more rapid access to economic and social opportunities, and building strong social safety nets to protect the chronically poor and mitigate their risks and vulnerabilities with the help of good governance and institutions. With contributions from leading scholars from the region, it is a valuable resource for researchers working in the area of growth and inequality, as well as for policy makers from developing economies around the globe.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- PART I: Growth, Employment and Inequality.- Chapter 2. Deciphering Growth and Development: Past and Present.- Chapter 3. Labour Market Outcomes and Inclusive Development.- Chapter 4. Growth, Employment and Inequality.- Chapter 5. Intra-state Disparities in Economic and Social Development.- PART II: Poverty, Vulnerability  and Inclusion.- Chapter 6.Poverty and Inequality: A Disaggregated Analysis.- Chapter 7. Inclusion and Marginalization: Economic & Food Security Dimensions.- Chapter 8. Migration, Remittances, and Poverty Reduction.- Chapter 9. Violation Civil Rights, Atrocities and Deprivation: Responses of State Machinery.- PART III: Agriculture Development: Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 10.Agricultural Growth: Performance, Constraints and Strategy for Future Development.- Chapter 11. Public and Private Capital Formation in Agriculture and Contribution of Institutional Credit.- Chapter 12. Access to Credit and Indebtedness among Rural Households: Implications for Farm Income and Poverty.- PART IV: Industrial Development and  Informality.- Chapter 13. Regional Pattern of Industrialization and Urbanization.- Chapter 14. Micro and Small Enterprise Development in Uttar Pradesh.- Chapter 15. Employment and Livelihood Potential of Rural Non-Farm Informal Enterprises.- PART V: Human Development Concerns.- Chapter 16. Trends in Private and Public Schooling.- Chapter 17. Health Status: Progress and Challenges.- Chapter 18. Burden of Private Healthcare Expenditure.

Makes an integrated analysis of complex dimensions of development—accelerating economic growth, decent employment, agricultural growth, industrialisation and human development—with a focus on low income states like Uttar Pradesh

Measures development disparities and inequality, and provides excellent causal analysis

Provides strategies for accelerating sustainable economic growth, broadening social inclusiveness, and strengthening social protection through social safety nets