List of Figures vii List of Tables ix About the Author xi Preface xiii 1 Introduction 1 2 Basic Needs and Poverty 31 3 Education, Health and Women’s Empowerment 73 4 Population and Development 112 5 Income Inequality, Unemployment and Inflation 137 6 Agriculture and Development 179 7 Industry, Manufacturing and Development 202 8 Services and Development 227 9 Culture, Creative Sector and Development 243 10 Informal Sector and Development 274 11 Rural and Urban Development 301 12 Infrastructure, Energy, Technology and Development 335 13 Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development 364 14 Globalization and Development Disparities 393 15 Corruption-Free Development and Good Governance 419 16 Marginalization and Inclusive Development 446 Index 471
Biography
Bikram Keshari Pattanaik is a Professor and was Director for two terms at the School of Extension and Development Studies in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.
