The volume has selected papers contributed at the 95th annual conference of the Indian Economic Association in 2012 which take up the theme of demographic dividend with particular reference to employment. The papers examine the demographic scenario in India and aspects like employment trends, human resource and employable skill development, vocational education among youth, and the need for mitigating road accidents in view of the demographic dividend. With some case studies, they explore the demographic trends and development in order to understand the local and global requirements and effective implementation of changes. They try to understand the challenges to the demographic dividend and policy to ensure that changes could be effected in the appropriate direction in order to ensure rapid socio-economic development.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anil Kumar Thakur
Dr. Anil Kumar thakur, M.A. M.Ed., Ph. D., is a senior faculty member in the Post Graduate Department of Applied Economics and Commerce at College of Commerce, Patna under Magadh University. Many research scholars have obtained Ph. D. degrees under his guidance and supervision.
Thakur has excelled himself in several areas of Economic Policy and Fiscal Management of the Indian Economy. He has also edited more than forty books/journals/souvenirs. Thakur is a matured organizer and architect of Indian Economic Association. He is the youngest Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of Indian Economic Association. He has founded the Economic Association of Bihar and Jharkhand and remained its Founder Secretary for more than ten years.He is a signature of Indian Economic Association and many organizations of Bihar and India. Thakur is the vanguard of young professional economists living in far-flung rural remote areas to inspire and encourage them to write articles and books.
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