This is an urban age. Today more than half the world's population is living in the cities, as cities are origins of growth. India too has witnessed rapid urbanization. India's population is 1.1 billion. India's urban population is 300 millions which are one tenth of the world's urban population and one third of its own population. India ranks 3rd among the countries of the world in terms of urban population. The relationship between socio-economic development and ...
Inclusive growth is a major concern for human development in India with rising inequalities. Despite tremendous growth of economy, failure on distributive front has aggravated the progressive journey towards collective well-being. Inclusive growth has become the buzzword in policy-spheres with recent phenomenon of rapid growth with characteristic patterns of exclusion. The sectoral, social and spatial inequalities have raised questions about welfare approaches of ...