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India's Social Sector and SDGs: Problems and Prospects de Rangachar Govinda

India's Social Sector and SDGs: Problems and Prospects

Editat de Rangachar Govinda, Poornima M.
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 noi 2019
This book explores the intersectional perspective of sustainable social development in key sectors, such as education and skill development, health and nutrition, gender concerns, and food security and agriculture in India. It delves into contemporary concerns of poverty, employment and inclusive growth, and social marginalisation and inequality. The volume brings together the contributions of various stakeholders from academia, research organisations, NGOs and policymakers to address social-sector issues and sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the Indian context. It reflects on policies, strategies and performance in the context of Constitutional goals and the commitment to global SDGs and examines the character and contours of social development in the country.
Comprehensive and topical, this volume will be useful to scholars, researchers, policymakers and practitioners of development studies, political studies, sociology and development economics.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780367341800
ISBN-10: 0367341808
Pagini: 360
Ilustrații: 54 Tables, black and white; 39 Line drawings, black and white; 39 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge India
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

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Postgraduate

Cuprins

Foreword. Preface Part I. Introduction 1. Social Sector Development in India: An Overview Part II. SDGs: Process and Outcome 2. Reflections on Sustainable Development Goals from the Perspective of Developing Countries: Transformative Change or Business as Usual? Part III. Education and Skill Development 3. School Education in India and SDGs: Issues and Challenges 4. Knowledge, Skills and Sustainable Development: Role of Higher Education 5. Challenges Beyond Schooling: Skilling Youth to Realise the Goal of Vocational Education and Training in India Part IV. Health, Nutrition and Food Security 6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 in the Indian Context: The Policy–Action Incoherence 7. Public Health Policies: Generating Revenues or Relief? 8. Macro-Masking of Micro Realities: Access to Food and Nutrition among Tribals 9. Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in India Part V. Gender Equality 10. Gender and Sustainable Development Goals 11. Women’s Work Participation and Maternity Protection Conundrum in India: Call for High-Priority Interventions Part VI. Poverty, Employment and Inequality 12. Are We Really Concerned About Employment? Some Reflections on India’s Current Macroeconomic Policy Regime 13. Exploring the Relationship between Economic Growth, Employment and Education in Indian States 14. Elite Dominance and Rising Inequality in India 15. Thinking Samata at the SDG Moment Part VII. Conclusion 16. Making India’s Development Inclusive: Centrality of Education and Health. Index

Notă biografică

Rangachar Govinda is Distinguished Professor at the Council for Social Development and former Vice-Chancellor of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, India. He was the J. P. Naik National Fellow for Studies in Education and Culture, Indian Council for Social Science Research. He has been a visiting professor at the Institute of Education, University of London, and the International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris. His areas of interest include primary education, decentralised management, leadership development, policy analysis, human rights and democracy.
Poornima M. is Assistant Professor at the Council for Social Development, New Delhi, India. She holds a doctorate from the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has completed about four to five research and evaluation studies and is currently heading an ICSSR-sponsored Research Study on "Reviving Government Schools". Her research interests include governance, elementary education, public sector reforms, local government, public policies and gender issues.

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This book explores the intersectional perspective of sustainable social development in key sectors such as education and skill development, health and nutrition, gender concerns, and food security and agriculture in India. It delves into contemporary concerns of poverty, employment and inclusive growth, and social marginalization and inequality.