Unequal life chances : equity and the demographic transition in India / Harsh Mander [and others].

By:

Mander, Harsh, 1955- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Delhi, India : Sage Publications India Pvt, Ltd : YODA Press, 2019Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 227 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789353288044
9353288045
9789353288037
9353288037

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Unequal life chances.DDC classification:

304.62 23

LOC classification:

HB887 .M36 2019eb

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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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Includes bibliographical references 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.

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