Reforming India’s Social Sector: Poverty, Nutrition, Health and Education
K. Seeta Prabhu and R. Sudarshan(Ed.s)
Price
690
ISBN
9788187358107
Language
English
Pages
337
Format
Hardback
Dimensions
140 x 216 mm
Year of Publishing
2002
Territorial Rights
Restricted
Imprint
Social Science Press

IT IS WIDELY believed that economic reforms widen inequalities in societies which are already highly unequal and the impact of economic reforms on social sectors, particularly in developing economies like India, has therefore been a subject of great concern These economies, it is argued, face the double problem of poverty, deprivation and inequality on the one hand and cutbacks in fiscal expenditures (to prune budgetary expenditures) on the other. This book addresses this problem, drawing out the debates in each of the themes of poverty alleviation, nutrition, health and education with the use of theoretical and empirical analysis.

K.Seeta Prabhu is Professor of Development Economics, University of Mumbai and Head, Human Development Resource Centre, UNDP, New Delhi. 

R. Sudarshan is Adviser, Access to Justice, Oslo Governance Centre, Oslo.