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Human development in India since independence

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Delhi; Shipra Pub.; 1996Description: 192 pISBN:
  • 8185402744
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.9 AGG
Summary: The day will come when the progress of nations will be judged not by their military or economic strength, but by the well-being of their peoples: by their levels of health, nutrition and education, by reward for their labours; by their participation in decisions that affect their lives; by the provision that is made for those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged; and by the protection that is offered to the growing mind and bodies of their children. As a part of collective thinking, the international community under the leadership of United Nations, has given a good deal of thought to the position of the individual human being and his development. Of the 174 countries for which Human Development Index has been calculated. India's rank is 134, while Pakistan ranked 128 and Srilanka's rank is 97. This book highlights with the help of comparative data in 194 Tables a broad range of national concerns on various dimensions and indicators of Human Development like Literacy; Health, Family Planning and Population; Economy, Production and Consumption, International Trade and Industry: Planning and Development; Revenue Earnings, Expenditure and Foreign Assistance etc. etc. This complex statistical data on India and its States has been carefully chosen, meticulously processed and presented in an useful manner. Economic researchers and policy makers, apart from business executives. could do with data covering various segments of the economy presented at one place.
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The day will come when the progress of nations will be judged not by their military or economic strength, but by the well-being of their peoples: by their levels of health, nutrition and education, by reward for their labours; by their participation in decisions that affect their lives; by the provision that is made for those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged; and by the protection that is offered to the growing mind and bodies of their children. As a part of collective thinking, the international community under the leadership of United Nations, has given a good deal of thought to the position of the individual human being and his development.

Of the 174 countries for which Human Development Index has been calculated. India's rank is 134, while Pakistan ranked 128 and Srilanka's rank is 97. This book highlights with the help of comparative data in 194 Tables a broad range of national concerns on various dimensions and indicators of Human Development like Literacy; Health, Family Planning and Population; Economy, Production and Consumption, International Trade and Industry: Planning and Development; Revenue Earnings, Expenditure and Foreign Assistance etc. etc. This complex statistical data on India and its States has been carefully chosen, meticulously processed and presented in an useful manner. Economic researchers and policy makers, apart from business executives. could do with data covering various segments of the economy presented at one place.

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