TY - BOOK AU - Dev, S. Mahendra TI - Inclusive growth in India : agriculture, poverty and human development SN - 0195691903 U1 - 338.954 PY - 2008/// CY - Madras,Singapore etc PB - Oxford Uni. Press KW - Statics KW - Economic policy KW - Economic development KW - Social policy KW - Infrastructure (Economics) KW - India -- Kolkata Metropolitan Area N1 - CONTENTS List of Tables vii List of Figures xiii Foreword by C.H. Hanumantha Rao xiv Preface and Acknowledgements xviii Abbreviations xx 1. Introduction: The Context and Rationale for Inclusive Growth 1 AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE AND POLICIES 2. Performance of Agriculture in the Post-Reform Period and Status of Farm Households 23 3. Emerging Policy Issues and Reforms Needed in Agriculture43 POVERTY AND RIGHT TO FOOD 4. Dimensions and Determinants of Income Poverty and Inequality 75 5. Right to Food 101 6. Social Safety Nets for the Poor 132 EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY 7. Employment: Trends, Issues, and Policies 167 8. Social Security for the Unorganized Workers: Growth-Mediated and Support-Led Approaches 201 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL DISPARITIES 9. Human Development and Millennium Development Goals 231 10. Regional Disparities in Economic and Social Development 255 11. Conclusions and Policy Suggestions 276 Appendices 293 References 354 Index 382 ER -