THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND DEVELOPMENT DIVIDE IN INDIA: A District-Level Analyses

Book Details:

• Title: Development Disparities at District Level in India

• Authors: Sanjay K. Mohanty, Udaya S. Mishra, Rajesh K. Chauhan

• Publisher: Springer

• ISBN: 9789811695926

• Language: English

• Publication Year: 2022

• Pages: 592

• Binding: Hardcover

• Sale Territory: This edition may not be sold outside India

About the Book:
This groundbreaking volume presents the first-ever comprehensive collection of demographic, health, and development data at the district level across India. The book provides essential insights into the disparities and progress in various districts of India, shedding light on intra- and inter-district development differences. By compiling reliable data and creating composite indexes, the editors offer valuable tools for understanding the regional diversity in terms of population dynamics, health outcomes, educational attainment, and economic progress.

The chapters provide rankings and spatial analyses of development across India's 640 districts, making it an indispensable resource for planners, researchers, students, and policymakers. This volume is ideal for those seeking to understand the significant disparities in development within India and how such disparities impact the socio-economic conditions of different regions.

Contents:

1. Contextualising Demographic and Development Divide in Districts of India

2. Population Trends, Distribution, and Prospects in the Districts of India

3. Fertility Transition in the Districts of India, 1991–2011

4. Development Disparity and Interstate Out-Migration in the Districts of India

5. Educational Development and Disparities in India: District-Level Analyses

6. State of Health in the Districts of India

7. Maternal and Child Health in Districts of India: Deprivation and Disparities

8. Primary Healthcare Infrastructure and Reproductive Healthcare in Rural India: A District-Level Analysis

9. Economic Development in the Districts of India

10. Spatial Pattern of Development in Districts of India

11. Summarizing Development Divide in Districts of India

About the Authors/Editors:

• Sanjay K. Mohanty is a trained economist and demographer with over two decades of teaching and research experience. He is a Professor at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) in Mumbai, India, and has authored more than 80 research papers in national and international journals. His research areas include health economics, population dynamics, and multidimensional poverty.

• Udaya S. Mishra is a statistician/demographer and Professor at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, India. With over 25 years of experience, he focuses on population and development issues, health equity, and evaluation of health outcomes.

• Rajesh K. Chauhan is the Joint Director of the Population Research Centre at the University of Lucknow. He specializes in mortality and public health analysis and has extensive experience working with large-scale sample survey datasets in India.