India social development report 2018 : rising inequalities in India / Council for social Development

IntroductionList of Tables and FiguresList of AbbreviationsSEction 11. Inequality and Economic Development - Prof. Pulin Nayak2. Wealth and Income Inequality in the Age of Finance - Prof. C.P. Chandrasekhar3. Inequalities in Well-being in India: A Multidimensional Analysis - Prof Madheswaran and Dr B.P. VaniRole of Urban Inequality in the Phenomenon of Rising Wealth Inequality in India, 2002-2012 - Vamsi Vakulabharanam & Sripad MotiramSection 21. Inter-state Inequality in India: Why have some states done better than others? - Dr. N.C.Saxena 2. Migration,Urbanisation and Interstate Inequality in India - Prof Amitabh Kundu and Dr. K Varghese3. Inequality in Rural India: Insights from Village Studies - Prof. Himanshu4. Challenges of Agricultural Transformation for Farmers' Wellbeing in India: Region wise Analysis - Prof. T.Haque5. Income Inequalities among Agricultural Households in India: State Level Assessment and Contributing Factors - Prof. Seema Bathla and Dr. Anjani KumarSection 31. Wage Inequalities in India - Prof. K.P.Kannan2. Inequality and the labour market in India and Brazil - Dr. Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa, Dr. Maria Cristina Cacciamali, Prof. Gerry Rodgers, Dr. Janine Rodgers, Dr. Vidhya Soundararajan and Dr. Fabio TateiSection41. Can India's New National Health Policy Bridge the Disconnect with Development? - K. Srinath Reddy2. Equity in Healthcare Utilization And Financial Risk Protection: Financial Implications Of Illness Among Casual Labour Households - Anup K Karan and Sakthivel Selvaraj3. Universalising Quality School Education in India: Perspectives and Prospect - Muchkund Dubey4. Exclusion and Inequality in Indian Education - Rangachar Govinda and Madhumita Bandyopadhyay5. Inequality in Access to Higher Education in India between the Poor and the Rich - Jandhyala B G Tilak and Pradeep Kumar ChoudhuryUnequal Access to Elementary Education in India Government Vs Private Schools - Ashok Pankaj and Poornima 1. Gender equality in India: New Challenges confronting progress - Nitya Rao and Ayesha Pervez2. Promises Unfulfilled: Women's Access to Land in India - Hema Swaminathan and Suchitra J.Y.Section51. Do not change the Goal Post from Equality to Inclusiveness: A modest agenda for elimination of marginalization of Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims - K.B. Saxena2. Persistent Inequalities in India: Challenges in Overcoming Inequalities of Opportunities as Envisaged in the Constitution of India - D. Narasimha ReddySection 6 Social Development Index

SDR 2018 takes an overview of economic, social, regional and gender inequalities that persist in India. Despite a growth in the country's GDP, access to health, education, employment, credit or property still remains difficult for various sections of society. Poverty and debt is very high among SCs, STs, women and other vulnerable groups. Read less