Interrogating Inclusive Growth: Poverty and Inequality in India by K.P. Kannan (

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This volume critiques the much-touted claim that market-friendly economic reform policies in India willtrickle down to the poor and help reduce poverty and deprivation. The author provides an exclusive and empirical perspective in linking employment, poverty and inequality, with regard to the impact of the high-growth performance of the Indian economy since the early 1990s.

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The high growth performance of the Indian economy since the launch of economic reforms in the early 1990s has been much lauded. But how much of this growth has made its way to the poor? In a radical assessment ofinclusive growth this book probes the impact of neo-liberal policies on employment, poverty and inequality. It critiques the claim tha

Author Biography

K. P. Kannan is Chairman, Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies, Trivandrum, and the Centre of Science and Technology for Rural Development (COSTFORD), Thrissur, Kerala.

Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. India's Common People: Who are They, How Many are They and How do They Live? 3. More on India's Common People: A Regional Profile 4. Growth sans Employment: A Quarter Century of Jobless Growth in India's Organised Manufacturing 5. Dualism, Informality and Social Inequality 6. The Long Road to Social Security 7. How Inclusive is Inclusive Growth in India? 8. Low Participation and High Informalisation: Is this a Virtuous Circle in the Growth Employment Interaction? Notes. Appendix. Bibliography

Review

'Kannan's treatise on the informal economy is on the widening gap between the classes higher up and down below. His critical analysis challenges the inclusivity of the growth process unleashed by the neoliberal reform policies.' — Jan Breman, Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam'The book argues for a strategy of inequality-sensitive well-being of the people.' — D. Narasimha Reddy, ICSSR National Fellow and former Dean of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad'The book finds that India's post-liberalisation growth has been accompanied by increasing inequalities and informalisation of employment.' — T. S. Papola, ICSSR National Fellow and former Director, Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow

Details ISBN0367176866 ISBN-10 0367176866 ISBN-13 9780367176860 Format Paperback Year 2019 Subtitle Poverty and Inequality in India Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 338.954 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Language English Publication Date 2019-04-25 Pages 332 Author K.P. Kannan UK Release Date 2019-04-25 AU Release Date 2019-04-25 NZ Release Date 2019-04-25 Imprint Routledge India Alternative 9781138679528 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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