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India: social development report 2012 Minorities at the margins

Contributor(s): Publication details: 2013 Oxford University Press New DelhiDescription: xx, 298 pISBN:
  • 9780198095941
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.14 I6/2012
Summary: In India, the debate around social development has sharpened with the arrival of neoliberalism, which has widened the gulf between the rich and the poor. The India: Social Development Report 2012 (SDR 2012), prepared by the Council for Social Development, evaluates the life conditions of Indian citizens by assessing social developmental indicators—political, social, and cultural. Instead of focusing solely on economic growth, it treats social development as a function of economic growth, social policy, and effective poverty reduction measures. It deals with key issues of social development and interrogates the concept of development, as well as its meaning for those who are deprived and disadvantaged. The papers included in this report, besides giving an overall picture of social development, focus on the minorities in India with respect to certain key sectors such as education, poverty, food security, and health. These factors play an important role in the betterment of the conditions of the deprived and minority communities and their life chances. The contributions combine empirical studies and critical analysis to explain the impact of policy interventions on social development and the challenges that remain. It addresses the relationship between the country's developmental process and social policy discourse in contemporary India. (http://www.oup.co.in/product/reference/sociology/sociology-anthroplogy/287/india-social-development-report-2012-minorities-at-margins/9780198095941)
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Book Book Ahmedabad Non-fiction 307.04 I6/2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 179961
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In India, the debate around social development has sharpened with the arrival of neoliberalism, which has widened the gulf between the rich and the poor. The India: Social Development Report 2012 (SDR 2012), prepared by the Council for Social Development, evaluates the life conditions of Indian citizens by assessing social developmental indicators—political, social, and cultural. Instead of focusing solely on economic growth, it treats social development as a function of economic growth, social policy, and effective poverty reduction measures. It deals with key issues of social development and interrogates the concept of development, as well as its meaning for those who are deprived and disadvantaged. The papers included in this report, besides giving an overall picture of social development, focus on the minorities in India with respect to certain key sectors such as education, poverty, food security, and health. These factors play an important role in the betterment of the conditions of the deprived and minority communities and their life chances. The contributions combine empirical studies and critical analysis to explain the impact of policy interventions on social development and the challenges that remain. It addresses the relationship between the country's developmental process and social policy discourse in contemporary India.
(http://www.oup.co.in/product/reference/sociology/sociology-anthroplogy/287/india-social-development-report-2012-minorities-at-margins/9780198095941)

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