Economic Reforms, Human Welfare and Sustainable Development in India
Contents: Economic reforms and social sectors: 1. Development index of non-special category states of India/Bhagabata Patro, Sarit Kumar Rout and Nilachala Acharya. 2. Economic reforms and public expenditure on social services/Arabinda Mishra and Gopal Krishna Sarangi. 3. Public expenditure on social services: evidence from Orissa/Bimal K. Mohanty. 4. Human development in rural Orissa/Minati Mallick and Jagannath Lenka. 5. Impact of income and education on health/Himanshu Sekhar Rout. 6. Universal primary education in India: issues and challenges/Narayan C Nayak and Debabrata Samanta. II. Women, labour and socio-cultural perspectives: 7. Hierarchical distribution of female education in India/Sharmita Dhar, Narayan C Nayak and Bani Chatterjee. 8. Silk trade and women in decision making/Kishor Goswami. 9. Gender dynamics in development process of India/Kumar Das and Banishree Das. 10. Cultural perspectives in the emerging socio-economic milieu/Meera Panigrahi and Sudhakar Panda. 11. Child labour in India: trends, determinants and policy interventions/Saundarjya Borbora and Arghya Mukherjee. 12. Pattern of internal migration in Karnataka/Mihir Kumar Mahapatra. III. Management of natural resources and environmental protection: 13. Natural resources, sustainable development and disadvantaged people/Damodar Suar, Himadri Sinha and Laxmi Bilash Hota. 14. Joint Forest Management (JFM) forests in Andhra Pradesh/Bhagirath Behera. 15. Managing municipal solid waste/C.S. Shylajan and Souvik Bhattacharjya. 16. Economic development and environmental degradation in India/Trupti Mishra and Bani Chatterjee. Index.
"Since the introduction of economic reforms in India in early 1990s, the major thrust of the country has been to achieve faster economic growth, higher export earnings, greater foreign exchange reserves, and enhanced foreign direct investment. Enormous efforts have been directed towards achieving the desired goals in all these macro-economic parameters.
While it is heartening to note the accomplishments at the macro-economic front, it is equally disturbing that the enhanced rate of economic growth has failed to address certain issues of vital importance. These issues and concerns include the dynamics of labour market, progress of the agriculture sector, gender equality, caste representations, cultural development and environmental protection.
Given the above, the present book, containing 16 articles authored by experts in the field, attempts to make a critical scrutiny of various strategic aspects of India's development efforts during the post-reforms period. The book is divided into three broad theme parts: (i) economic reforms and social sectors, (ii) women, labour and socio-cultural perspectives and (iii) management of natural resources and environmental protection.
The book will commend itself to academicians, researchers, policy makers, social activists, and students of economics, commerce and business management. It will also prove useful for all those who want to understand the nature and impact of economic reforms in India." (jacket)
