Regional Inequality in India: A Fresh Look

Singh, Nirvikar; Bhandari, Laveesh; Chen, Aoyu; Khare, Aarti

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“…For example, Kerala is a long-term example of positive public policy interventions, with high life expectancy and literacy rates. Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu are all cases of Indian states where significant improvements in health and nutrition have recently been achieved (Drèze, 2004;Singh et al, 2003). And, as noted earlier, Bangladesh's achievements in certain human development measures outstrip those of India, indicating the importance of policy priorities and implementation.…”

Section: Inequality and Heterogeneitymentioning

confidence: 96%

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The Idea of South Asia and the Role of the Middle Class

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2005

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In the post-colonial world, the countries of South Asia have evolved politically in different ways, amidst internal and regional conflicts, but retained some commonality of institutions and cultures. Since the 1990s, the promise of market-led development and the growth of a middle class, especially in India, have reshaped expectations in a way not seen since the immediate post-colonial period, and provided the prospect of a region that combines its particular approach to governance with common aspirations and achievement of economic well-being -what might be a new "idea of South Asia." This paper examines some aspects of the development of the South Asian middle class, their role in economic development, and the potential of the idea that shared middle class aspirations of material consumption can be a regional driving force. The paper argues that, for this potential to be realized, the middle class in South Asia may need to aspire to something more than private affluence in the midst of public squalor. In that case, a new idea of South Asia will require building social capital in ways that will challenge all of the region's societies. Effective collective action across, but first within, the nations of South Asia will be the true test of whether this potential South Asian identity emerges.

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Section: Inequality and Heterogeneitymentioning

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“…I am grateful to Surjit Bhalla for both these points. 25 For a summary of studies on regional inequality in India, as well as some newer, disaggregated results, see Singh et al (2003).…”

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2005

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“…Economic liberalization in the 1980s and 1990s coincided with, and probably contributed to, increased regional inequality (e.g., Ahluwalia, 2002;Singh et al, 2003;Singh and Srinivasan, 2005). The reforms of the 1990s gave state governments more freedom to make policies independently, and those states which had favorable initial conditions were more able to attract new capital to their jurisdictions.…”

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Holding India Together: The Role of Institutions of Federalism

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2017

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India is a large, heterogeneous and complex nation, with multiple languages, religions and ethnicities, and over one billion people. It stands out in having held together while sustaining a working democracy for over five decades, at relatively low levels of income. One of the main institutional aspects of managing heterogeneity to preserve national unity is the structures of Indian federalism. This paper traces some of the features of Indian federal institutions, focusing on their contribution to this 'holding together.' It reviews the conceptual and analytical underpinnings of the role of federal structures in sustaining unity, and summarizes historical developments and current institutional structures of the Indian case. It assesses the role of federal dimensions of political, administrative and judicial structures in the holding together function. It also examines fiscal federal institutions and their impacts, including distributional and growth issues. It also separately focuses specifically on the special treatment of what may be characterized as India's periphery.JEL codes: P26, P35, H1, H7

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“…5 These variables were petrol sales, diesel sales, bank credit, bank deposits and cereal production. 6 Singh et al (2003) found no strong evidence of convergence or divergence using each of the five variables as indicators of economic activity, but it was clear that western and southern states had done better over the 1990s. This paper extends the Singh et al (2003) results in two directions.…”

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Regional Inequality in India in the 1990s: A Further Look

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This paper examines changes in regional inequality in India in the 1990s, using data for 59 of India's 78 agro-climatic regions from the National Sample Survey. It extends the work of Singh et al. (2003) in two ways. First, it allows for differences in baseline growth performance across individual states. It confirms the relatively poor performance of eastern states in the 1990s. Second, it also analyzes economic performance using NSS consumption expenditure data. In this case, it finds that there was conditional convergence for urban households, but not for rural households in that period.

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Regional Inequality in India: A Fresh Look

Cited by 36 publications

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The Idea of South Asia and the Role of the Middle Class

The Idea of South Asia and the Role of the Middle Class

Holding India Together: The Role of Institutions of Federalism

Regional Inequality in India in the 1990s: A Further Look

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