Essays on Inequality and Development

Essays on Inequality and Development

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Main Author: Majumdar, Shibalee
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2010
Subjects:
Economics
Public Policy
inequality
political reservation
US Census
India
Scheduled Caste
Scheduled Tribe
regional development
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1291054538
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu12910545382021-08-03T06:01:01Z Essays on Inequality and Development Majumdar, Shibalee Economics Public Policy inequality political reservation US Census India Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe regional development Inequality in the social, political and economic realms of an individual and a society’s existence affects the social fabric and individual well-being. Even when the average income and food production of the world has increased manifolds in the last fifty years, extreme poverty and malnutrition exists in many parts of the world. The aim of my dissertation is to address a few relevant questions that are bound to arise in any mind that has been exposed to the developments of the local and global world. While my first essay questions the efficacy of the political reservation system in India in abating social and political inequality and improving the life of minority groups, my second and third essays studies the interactions between economic growth, government policies and income inequality. Reviewing previous research and detailed empirical analysis shows that the affirmative action of political reservation still has to go a long way in bringing the standard of living of the minority groups at par with the mainstream population, that economic growth has a heterogeneous association with income inequality across regions and that people-based and place-based government policies have non-uniform impact on inequality. 2010-12-17 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1291054538 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1291054538 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Economics
Public Policy
inequality
political reservation
US Census
India
Scheduled Caste
Scheduled Tribe
regional development
spellingShingle Economics
Public Policy
inequality
political reservation
US Census
India
Scheduled Caste
Scheduled Tribe
regional development
Majumdar, Shibalee
Essays on Inequality and Development
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