C. Ravi
Centre for Economic and Social Studies
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CONTEXT
| Severe BOP crisis of late eighties
| Economic reforms initiated in 1990s
have unleashed the growth potential of
India
| Deregulation of Industry
| Trade Liberalization
| Sustainable
CONTEXT
| Remarkable spread of IT and
communication technology
| Also raises some concerns
- Inter-state disparities
- Rural-Urban Differentials
- Inequalities
- Income and non- income poverty
| Imperative to monitor these
OBJECTIVES
| Review recent trends in
- Inter-state disparities
- Rural-urban differentials
- Inter personal Inequalities
- Social Inequalities (to be incl.)
- Poverty
| Impact of growing disparities on
Poverty
REGIONAL INEQUALITIES
| Large variations in GSDP growth
| Low growth rates in States with high
concentration poverty
| Interstate variation on rise