Reforming India's Social Sector

by R. Sudarshan

Overview

Economic reforms may widen inequalities in societies which are already highly unequal. Its impact on social sectors, particularly in developing economies like India, has therefore been a subject of great concern. These economies, it is argued, face the dual problem of poverty, deprivation and inequality; as well as cutbacks in fiscal expenditures. This volume looks at an array of issues in relation to the four main themes of poverty alleviation, nutrition, health and education using theoretical and empirical analyses. The contributors to theis volume, have collectively called for the reform of social sector policies in India.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788187358107
Publisher:	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/31/2006
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

K. Seeta Prabhu is Head of the Human Development Resource Center at the United Nations Development Programme, India, and Professor of Development Economics at the University of Mumbai. She has several distinguished publications and is the author of Economic Reform and Social Sector Development: A Study of Two Indian States (Sage Publications, Delhi 2001).

R. Sudarshan is Advisor, Access to Justice, Oslo Governance Center, Oslo. He has contributed and edited amy important publications of which two are Multiculturalism, Liberalism and Democracy co-edited with Rajeev Bhargava and Amiya Bagchi (OUP, Delhi, 2000), and Beyond Income-Poverty: Human Development in India co-edited with Raja J. Chelliah (Social Science Press, New Dehli, 1999).