Download or read book Efficiency of Social Sector Expenditure in India written by Brijesh Purohit and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government investments in social sector has always played an important role in tackling social issues and facilitated in the alleviation of poverty. Hence, budgetary expenditure to be mobilized for such investments needs to be efficiently allocated and utilized to maximize the greatest good. This book focuses on the social sector in India and provides an overview of the sector. The book looks at 15 major Indian states between the year 2000-2011 to see how these states had invested in social sector and whether they had met the criteria of efficient social sector investment. Using stochastic frontier models, the book provides an efficiency norm and making use of this normative estimate, it compares performance across 15 Indian states and suggests important policy implications to improve the future performance of the social sector. The book adopts various quantitative techniques in the analysis and establishes that inefficient and inappropriate allocation of inputs was made in both health and education sectors. The book suggests that such problems and future challenges could be overcome by an appropriate mix of emphasis in different activities. This book will provide insight for those who want to learn more about how to build the capacity of the social sector in more efficient manner by exploring the social sector of India.
Download or read book Social Sector in India written by Padmaja Mishra and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As education and health are two major areas of concern in the context of social sector development and human development achievements, this book explores their situation in India. The liberalisation of the Indian economy had a major impact on the growth rate of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with the economic growth of the country jumping from the so-called Hindu growth rate of 3.5% to 8–9% per annum. The literacy rate increased to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% in 1947, while the universalization of elementary education has been achieved to a great extent, and dropout rates have decreased. However, despite considerable progress, exclusions and wide disparities still exist. Combining access with affordability and ensuring quality with good governance and adequate finance are still of great concern. On the health front, significant achievements have also been made, with a number of diseases eradicated or on the verge of elimination. There has been a substantial drop in the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), and life expectancy has increased from 36.7 years in 1951 to 67.14 in 2011. The crude birth rate has been reduced from 40.8 in 1951 to 20.6 in 2012, and the crude death rate from 25.1 to 7.43 in the same period. These achievements are impressive, but at the same time our failures appear even more glaring. As such, this volume brings together contributions from eminent Indian scholars on a range of social issues, including linkages between growth, poverty and the social sector; the efficiency of social sector spending in India; disparity in health statuses; IPR protection in health innovations; pollution and health; the universalisation of elementary education; problems faced at the higher levels of education; and issues of child labour.
Download or read book Social Sector Expenditure in India written by and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Sector Priorities written by Jos Mooij and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines to which extent official objectives and stated commitments have actually reduced poverty and contributed to social development.
Download or read book Social Sector Development and Inclusive Growth in India written by Ishu Chadda and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Sector Development and Inclusive Growth in India examines whether growth strategies based on the human development approach render growth inclusive. This comprehensive study considers all components of the social sector in aggregate and also covers both the financial and physical aspects.
Download or read book Economic Reform and Social Sector Development written by K Seeta Prabhu and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2001-12-14 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the repercussions of economic reform on the social sector in India. This has been an issue of debate in all countries of South Asia, which are characterised by a large population of poor, illiterate, and malnourished. Studying the two states of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, the book features analysis conducted both at the macro and micro levels, including centre, state, district, village and household level data. Divided into four parts, the chapters covers . The setting within which the analysis is conducted . The structural conditions governing social policy at the all-India and state-level prior to economic reform . The post-reform period, including a review of economic conditions and social sector expenditure at the level of the union government, the two states, and the districts . A detailed picture of the infrastructure of the selected villages in the two states
Download or read book Social Sector Spending in a Panel of Countries written by Reza Baqir and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents evidence on the political and economic determinants of social sector spending from a panel dataset. The principal finding is that democratization in countries, as measured by within-country variation in subjective indices of democracy, is a significant predictor of government spending on education and health. The relationship is robust to controlling for a variety of factors and the estimated magnitudes suggest that an increase from the lowest to the highest rating for democracy for a country is associated with approximately 1 percent more central government spending and 3 percent more general government spending in social sectors, as a percent of GDP.
Download or read book Social Sector Development in India written by Raj Kumar Sen and published by Deep and Deep Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 23 Articles Dealing With The Nature, Growth, Problems Of Social Sector In India And In Saarc Countries - Special Focus On Health And Education. 5 Parts - General Issues - Human Development And Human Capital Formation - Health - Peace - Index.
Download or read book Social Sector and Development written by D.K. Das and published by Deep and Deep Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles.
Download or read book A State Level Analysis of the Status of Social Sector in India written by Purusottam Nayak and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social sector with the objective to satisfy the welfare needs of the people and to correct the imbalances in the economy claims a sizeable proportion of the public expenditure and has emerged as a significant sector. This paper in this regard is a state level analysis on the growth of public expenditure vis-à-vis status of social sector in India using secondary data for the period from 1990-91 to 2012-13. Status of social sector has been ascertained through construction of composite indices based on available important techniques using 12 indicators variables on health and education. The findings reveal that in India, especially after the year 2000-01, the allocation of resources on the social sector has gained momentum. It is observed that population-wise smaller states such as Mizoram, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Puducherry and Uttarakhand with more development-oriented attitude have achieved a good progress on social sector. On the other hand, states such as Punjab, Kerala, Jharkhand, Bihar, W. Bengal, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu and Tripura are at the lower end. To further improve the status of social sector in different states/UTs it is important that the public expenditure on this sector keeps its pace undaunted, but, perhaps, it is more important that fiscal and financial management is streamlined and its governance is improved.
Download or read book India s Social Sector and SDGs written by Rangachar Govinda and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Growth and Structure of Social Sector Expenditure in Punjab written by Harsimran Singh and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After independence, a wide range of socio-economic disparities has emerged with the multi-dimensional development in the State of Punjab (India). Impact of these disparities can be eliminated only by the effective judicious-mix of Social Sector Provisions. Social Sector, especially Education and Health Sector, is the key element for Human Capital formation and so for the growth of the State. Thus, analysis of growth and structural pattern of State Finances for Social Sector has become vital. This book, therefore, provides a new dimension for the State Finance for Social Sector. In this book, growth and structural pattern of Social Sector Expenditure on Education and Health, on Revenue as well as Capital Account, are analysed purposefully. This analysis highlights the trends in expenditures incurred by the State Government on Education, Health and their respective sub-sectors. Hopefully, this book should be helpful to the State authorities, research scholars and anyone else who requires information on social sector expenditure allocation from the State finances.
Download or read book Social Sector Spending in a Panel of Countries written by Reza Baqir and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents evidence on the political and economic determinants of social sector spending from a panel dataset. The principal finding is that democratization in countries, as measured by within-country variation in subjective indices of democracy, is a significant predictor of government spending on education and health. The relationship is robust to controlling for a variety of factors and the estimated magnitudes suggest that an increase from the lowest to the highest rating for democracy for a country is associated with approximately 1 percent more central government spending and 3 percent more general government spending in social sectors, as a percent of GDP.
Download or read book Social Sector Expenditures and Human Development written by K. Seeta Prabhu and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Sector and Economic Development in India Since 1991 written by Thapai Ananda and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite strong growth, India lags far behind other BRIC countries in social sector achievements, spending lowest on education and health, according to a study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHASM). Brazil, Russia, India and China are collectively known as the BRIC economies. The Assocham Eco Pulse (AEP) study showed that India public expenditure on health and education stood at five percent and 9.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) respectively in 2005-06 fiscal. While Brazil and Russia spent 7.9 per cent and 5.2 per cent respectively on health in fiscal 2006, India is a notch above China with public expenditure on education reaching five per cent of GDP. Surprisingly, China ranked lowest among the BRIC countries with a minimal share of 4.9 per cent of health spending. "India needs to keep its pace with other developing countries in its social sector development, to meet the twin objectives of rapid progress and inclusive growth. We need to invest in more quality education and health services," Assocham president Sajjan Jindal said.
Download or read book Social Sector in a Decentralized Economy written by Pinaki Chakraborty and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Provides critical insights into the effectiveness of public expenditure through benefit incidence analysis of education and healthcare services in India"--Provided by publisher"--
Download or read book Social Sector Development and Inclusive Growth in India written by Ishu Chadda and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Sector Development and Inclusive Growth in India examines whether growth strategies based on the human development approach render growth inclusive. This comprehensive study considers all components of the social sector in aggregate and also covers both the financial and physical aspects.
