Twenty-First Century India: Population, Economy, Human Development, and the Envi

Description: Twenty-First Century India by Leela Visaria, Tim Dyson, Robert Cassen Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Explores the links between population growth and economic development in India, with particular reference to issues of the environment and human development. On present trends India is set to become the worlds largest population, and this book seeks to give a general account of Indias future under this expected growth. Publisher Description Twenty-First Century India is the first study of Indias development giving a fully integrated account of population and development. It is built on new projections of the population for fifty years from the Census of 2001. Indias population then had already passed 1 billion. Twenty-five years later it will exceed 1.4 billion, and will almost certainly pass 1.5 billion by mid-century. The projections incorporate for the first time both inter-state migration and therole of HIV/AIDS. They also show Indias urban future, with close to half a billion urban inhabitants by the year 2026. The implications of this population growth are then tracedout in a range of modelling and analytical work. Growing numbers are found to complicate the task of achieving widespread education in a number of Indias states, while other states are already experiencing declines in their school-age population. Demographic growth also contributes to poverty, and increasing divergence in social conditions among the states. As population growth slows in the country overall, the labour force continues to grow relatively fast, with difficult consequences foremployment. But national economic growth could be accelerated by the demographic bonus of the declining proportion of dependents to workers in the population. The book isreasonably optimistic about Indias food prospects: the country can continue to feed itself. It can also enjoy higher levels of energy use, manufacturing, and modern forms of transport, while experiencing less chemical pollution. Indias cities can become cleaner and healthier places to live. Perhaps the most difficult environmental issue, and the one most strongly related to population growth, is water. Some states also face severe pressures on common property resources. A policy chapterconcludes the book. Indias future problems are large, but in principle manageable. However, whether the country will actually achieve sustainable development for all is another matter. Author Biography Tim Dyson is Professor of Population Studies at the Development Studies Institute at the London School of Economics. Educated in England and Canada, he has held visiting positions at the Australian National University in Canberra, the International Institute of Population Sciences in Mumbai, and the American University of Beirut. Between 1994 and 1996 he was President of the British Society for Population Studies, and in 2001 he was elected a Fellow of the BritishAcademy. Robert Cassen is Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. He has held positions at Queen Elizabeth House and St. Antonys College at the University of Oxford, the Institute ofDevelopment Studies at the University of Sussex, and the World Bank. Leela Visaria is Professor at the Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad. She has been an Associate Professor at the Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research in Ahmedabad, a research demographer at the Population Reference Bureau in Washington DC, and a demographer at the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand. Details ISBN 0199283826 ISBN-13 9780199283828 Title Twenty-First Century India Author Leela Visaria, Tim Dyson, Robert Cassen Format Paperback Year 2005 Pages 440 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:137010837; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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