Unequal life chances : equity and the demographic transition in India / Harsh Mander, Anirban Bhattacharya, Astha Singla, Vivek Mishra and Usman Jawed Siddiqi.

By:

Mander, Harsh, 1955- [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Delhi, India : Sage : Yoda Press, 2019Description: xxvii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9789353288020 (Hardback)

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Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:

305.2350954 MAN 23 015780

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Prologue; Chapter 1 The 'Youthful Bulge' and a Hope Squandered; Chapter 2 Fettered by Birth, Battered in Life; Chapter 3 Vicissitudes of Growth; Chapter 4 Misplaced Priorities; Chapter 5 Beyond the Neoliberal Smokescreen; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors

Summary: India is passing through a phase where a major share of its population is in its prime and of working age. Many have spoken of the 'dividend' that we could reap from what is being called the 'youth bulge'. With the gaping inequalities in our society, the youth in this country encounter gross disparities in their life chances and in their opportunities to realise their potential. In this volume, we have attempted to look closely at India's demographic transition, specifically from the perspective of social and economic equity. Other than covering the important elements of the debate on India's demographic transition, the book attempts to makes a signal contribution in bringing together issues of social justice and economic inequality to bear on the mostly technocratic framing of the subject. Thus, it is an attempt to highlight that all decisions about economic 'development' or growth are politically infused and should be addressed as such.

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Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	305.2350954 MAN 015780 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		015780

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-219) and index.

India is passing through a phase where a major share of its population is in its prime and of working age. Many have spoken of the 'dividend' that we could reap from what is being called the 'youth bulge'. With the gaping inequalities in our society, the youth in this country encounter gross disparities in their life chances and in their opportunities to realise their potential. In this volume, we have attempted to look closely at India's demographic transition, specifically from the perspective of social and economic equity. Other than covering the important elements of the debate on India's demographic transition, the book attempts to makes a signal contribution in bringing together issues of social justice and economic inequality to bear on the mostly technocratic framing of the subject. Thus, it is an attempt to highlight that all decisions about economic 'development' or growth are politically infused and should be addressed as such.

Also available as an ebook.

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