1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Exclusion, Inequality and Stigma in India
This handbook critically examines the three concepts of exclusion, inequality and stigma and their interrelationship in the Indian context. Divided into five parts, the volume deals with the issues of exclusion, inequality, gender discrimination, health and disability, and assault and violence. It discusses important topical themes such as caste and social exclusion in rural labour markets, impact of poverty and unemployment, discrimination in education and literacy, income inequality and financial inclusion, social security of street vendors, women social entrepreneurs, rural–urban digital divide, workplace inequality, women trafficking, acid attacks, inter-caste marriages, honour killings, health care and sanitation, discrimination faced by those with disabilities, and regional disparities in India.
The book traces rising socio-economic inequality and discrimination along with the severe lack of access to resources and opportunities, redressal instruments, legal provisions and implementation challenges, while also looking at deep-rooted causes responsible for their persistence in society. With emphasis on affirmative action, systemic mechanisms, and the role of state and citizens in bridging gaps, the volume presents several policies and strategies for development. It combines wide-ranging empirical case studies backed by relevant theoretical frameworks to map out a new agenda for research on socio-economic inequality in India with important implications for public policy.
Comprehensive and first of its kind, this handbook will serve as a key reference to scholars, researchers and teachers of exclusion and discrimination studies, social justice, political economy, sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, development studies, education and public administration. It will also be useful to policymakers, bureaucrats, civil society activists, non-governmental organisations and social entrepreneurs in the development sector, in addition to those interested in third world studies, developing economies and the global south.
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List of tables
Notes on contributors
Preface
List of abbreviations
Introduction
NMP Verma and Alpana Srivastava
PART I Exclusion
1 Are socially disadvantaged groups catching up with others? An analysis of literacy rates
IC Awasthi and HK Varshney
2 Degree of financial inclusion: a comparative study among the Asian countries
Sudip Mukherjee, Anirban Sarkar and NMP Verma
3 Impact of poverty and exclusion: an empirical analysis
Manish K Verma and Narendra Gupta
4 Discrimination and exclusion in education: a study of the children of manual scavenger communities of Rajasthan
Nida Khan
5 Caste discrimination and inequality: a case of artisans
S Victor Babu and Isha Tamta
6 Caste and social exclusion in rural labour markets
Chandi Charan Mehentar
PART II Inequality
7 Development and rising income inequality in India: an emerging enigma
Alpana Srivastava
8 Rural–urban divide: digital inequality
Tanu Tiwari and Alpana Srivastava
9 Urban livelihood and social security of street vendors
Daisy Bhattacharjee
10 Educational inequality: a case study on school enrolment and infrastructure
U Sa Jen Mog and Jahar Debbarma
11 Disparity and disconnection in investment and unemployment among the Indian states
Pawan Kumar Gupta and Asha Srivastava
12 Inter-caste marriages and social inequality
Parul Srivastava
13 Millennial women social entrepreneurs: a growing trend
Rekha Panwar Khosla
14 Time allocation in television news content
Vikash Singh
15 Socio- economic inequalities in the agricultural and rural sectors
Sarba N Mishra and Nirakar Pattanaik
PART III Gender discrimination
16 Perception of gender equality: a comparative study of young men and women
Priya
17 A study on gender discrimination among migrant construction workers
V Dhivya Keerthiga and Alka Singh
18 Inequality, gender and policy initiatives
Halima Sadia Rizvi and Mansi Vinaik
19 An appraisal of gender issues in the Indian corporate sector
Mahima Sharma
20 Gender inequality in India: legal provisions
Archana Chawla
21 Analysis of India’s employment scenario: working age population and female participation
Arvind Kumar Singh
22 Disabled women: facing double discrimination
Priyam Sinha
23 Elected women’s representatives in decentralized governance: a participation-focused assessment
Garima Mishra
PART IV Health hiatus
24 Health assessment of women
Sunil Kumar Tripathi
25 Mathematical issues among children with visual impairment: challenges and strategies
Puja
26 Impact of bleaching syndrome: the inexorable predicament of dark-skinned Indian women
Sarveshwar Pande
27 Regional disparity of sanitation facilities in India
Rashmi Tiwari
28 Beyond the human development index: a conceptual note
Ravi Kant
29 Socio-economic inequalities and their association with health status among the Muslim community
Istikhar Ali
PART V Violence and tracking
30 Acid attacks: violence related to specific gender
Pooja Jaiswal and AK Bhartiya
31 Women tracking in India: a threat to gender equality
Madhuri Rathour and Satendra Kumar Sharma
32 Violence against differently-abled persons in India
Shruti Kirti Rastogi and Geetika Nidhi
Index
Biography
NMP Verma is Professor, Head and Dean at the Department of Economics, School of Economics & Commerce and former Vice Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. He is founder President of the Association of the Socio-Economic Development Studies, as well as Conference President (2019), Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand Economic Association.
Alpana Srivastava is Professor, Area Head (Statistics, Economics & Operations) and PhD Programme Director, Amity Business School, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India. She is Vice-President of the Association of the Socio-Economic Development Studies.
"The ideal reader for this volume might be a student exploring how to study exclusion or a policy maker, rather than senior scholars and postgraduate students. The book o!ers some useful data as well as a couple of stimulating chapters and observations, but its agenda is a bit too broad." - Dag Erik Berg, Molde University College
