
Growth or Development
Which Way is Gujarat Going
OUP India (Publisher)
Published in December 2014
Book
Hardback
604 pages
978-0-19-945118-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this book, researchers from prominent academic institutes in Gujarat examine objectively the much talked about Gujarat model-the growth process in the state in the past decade or so. Apart from examining the validity of the theory and policy framework underlying the economic reforms in India, the book examines in depth the interpretation and implementation of this framework in Gujarat and studies the inclusiveness of the growth in terms of achieving development goals. This book goes much beyond the state-level analysis. It studies the role of the Gujarat economy in the context of the national economy as well as in comparison with the performance of other states' economies. Further, it analyses the dynamics of growth in the state, that is, the sources and process of growth, sustainability of growth, and its interaction with development goals.
The book also highlights the growing disconnect between economic growth and development goals in Gujarat. Although there are some limitations of the neo-liberal policy framework in delivering inclusive growth, the focus of Gujarat on becoming the fastest growing state in the world and the most attractive destination for corporate investments has led the state government to make serious compromises with respect to development goals. In spite of being one of the fastest growing states, therefore, the state is lagging behind other fast-growing as well as slow-growing states in achieving inclusive growth.
The book also highlights the growing disconnect between economic growth and development goals in Gujarat. Although there are some limitations of the neo-liberal policy framework in delivering inclusive growth, the focus of Gujarat on becoming the fastest growing state in the world and the most attractive destination for corporate investments has led the state government to make serious compromises with respect to development goals. In spite of being one of the fastest growing states, therefore, the state is lagging behind other fast-growing as well as slow-growing states in achieving inclusive growth.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
163 tables, 45 figures
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
748 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-945118-0 (9780199451180)
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Persons
Indira Hirway (MA, Delhi School of Economics and PhD, Bombay University) is Professor and Director at Centre for Development Alternatives.
Amita Shah (PhD, Gujarat University) is Professor of Economics and Director of Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad.
Ghanshyam Shah (PhD, Gujarat University) has been National Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (affiliated to Centre for Social Studies, Surat) for two years 2013-15.
Amita Shah (PhD, Gujarat University) is Professor of Economics and Director of Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad.
Ghanshyam Shah (PhD, Gujarat University) has been National Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (affiliated to Centre for Social Studies, Surat) for two years 2013-15.
Editor
, Director/Professor of Economics, Centre For Development Alternatives, Ahmedabad
, Professor and Director, Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad
, National Fellow (ICSSR), Centre for Social Studies, Surat
Content
List of Figures ; List of Tables ; List of Abbreviations ; Foreword by Professor Y K Alagh ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; 1. Growth and Development in Gujarat, Indira Hirway, Amita Shah, and Ghanshyam Shah ; 2. Economic Growth in Gujarat in Relation to the Nation and Other States in Recent Times-A Statistical Analysis, Sebastian Morris ; 3. Assessing Inclusiveness of Growth in Gujarat, Indira Hirway ; 4. Political Economy of Subsidies and Incentives to Industries in Gujarat: Some Issues, Indira Hirway, Neha Shah, and Rajeev Sharma ; 5. Some Facets of Industrialization in Gujarat, Sunil R. Parekh ; 6. High Growth Agriculture in Gujarat: An Enquiry into Inclusiveness and Sustainability, Amita Shah and Itishree Pattnaik ; 7. Gujarat's Employment Story: Growth with Informality, Jeemol Unni and Ravikiran Naik ; 8. Labour Migration and Welfare in Gujarat: Recent Evidence and Issues, Amita Shah and Biplab Dhak ; 9. Dynamics of Urbanization in Gujarat, Darshini Mahadevia ; 10. Economic Growth and the State of Natural Resources and Environment in Gujarat: A Critical Assessment, P.K. Viswanathan and Jharna Pathak ; 11. Health Situation in Gujarat, Leela Visaria ; 12. Education in Gujarat: A Review, Sudarshan Iyengar ; 13. Governance of Gujarat: Good Governance for Whom and for What?, Ghanshyam Shah ; Bibliography ; About the Editors and Contributors ; Index