achieving gender parity in many other dimensions of human development. The present study examines the state-wise pattern of … gender bias in child health in India. It uses 21 selected indicators of health outcome (e.g., post-neonatal death, child … Rule and Principal Component Analysis techniques. Children under age three years are the unit of the analysis. The study …

This paper presents our findings on the structural relationship between household income and consumption expenditure in … housing-related items. About 11 percent of income is spent on education. The average propensity to consume is about 63 percent … per capita consumption expenditure. Distribution of income and expenditure over the households is mildly unequal as the …

The labour market in India has been segmented into a formal and informal sector. More than 85% of the labour force is … relative to Upper class Hindus and Upper class Hindus relative to that of Other religious minorities does exist in India. But … middle and higher education along with more reservations for ST/SCs in education and in formal labour markets can go a long …

India over the 1971-2004 periods. Both over short-run and the long-run perspective the paper seeks to answer; whether the … is affected by the financial infrastructural development indicators? We find evidence in favor of a short run “financial …

paper analyses the growth and development experience in India using multiple indicators. Development seems to have lagged …Debate over Growth and Development are quite old in the history of economic thinking. It is argued that development … encompasses comprehensive issues like health, education, equality, and liveability while growth is too narrow a concept. This …

Development of village, micro and small enterprises in India has a special significance with regard to bridging up the … states on the other. It would also channelize to the mainstream the forces of development in the rural and remote areas … back, but Indian planners exhibited their preference to development of large-scale industries first. However, after having …

communication technology (ICT) use for broad-based development and economic growth in India. It will examine the role of … as education, health, market efficiency, and democratic participation, the channels through which impacts can be realized …

The paper analyses a new leximetric dataset for India relating to the protection of shareholders of the limited … liability corporate sector and examines the impact of the changes in the shareholder protection law on economic development … protection and stock market developments and no relevance of stock market for economic development through capital accumulation. …

Wide regional variation has been a major characteristic of development experience in India. In the present study, the … multidimensional facet of development is sought to be reflected through composite indices of development. It deals with the development … disparity in development levels. Considerable variation in the levels of development - both across states and also within each …