Development experiences in India are diverse and there exist wide disparities across region and states in terms of various indicators. The reasons and implications for such disparities have been widely investigated in the literature on economic development of the country. But there are also wide disparities across different regions within a state in terms of selected indicators and attempts to understand such disparities are not many. A compilation 18 analytical articles—this book provides an exhaustive analysis of regional disparity and its consequences with policy prescriptions, in the specific context of the state of West Bengal. Marked with high degree of academic depth, empirical rigour and analytical objectivity, these essays have been authored by eminent economists from the State and deserve the attention of concerned researchers, scholars and policy-makers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Biswajit Chatterjee
Biswajit Chatterjee is Professor, Department of Economics, and Dean, Faculty of Arts, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He is also a Vice-Presidient of the indian Society of Labour Economics, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Indian Econometric Society, and an Editor of The Indian Economci Journals. His other books inlcude Indian Economy: Agenda for the 21st Century (2002), In Search of District Development Index (2002) and Towards the District Development Report for West Bengal (2003). He has also published numerous articles in professional journals.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Raj Kumar Sen
Dr. Raj Kumar Sen is Professor and former Head, Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He was also President (2003-04), Indian Economic Association, Managing Editor (June 2003-04), The Indian Economic Journal and President (2002-05), Bengal Economic Association.
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