Dedication

pp iii-iv

Contents

pp v-vii

List of Figures and Tables

pp viii-ix

Preface

pp x-xiv

1 - Introduction

pp 1-32

Part I - Macro-Economy and Human Development

pp 33-34

2 - Macro-Economic Indicators: A Backdrop

pp 35-52

3 - Population, Poverty and Happiness

pp 53-74

4 - National Income, Human Development and Inequality

pp 75-96

Part II - Sources of Inequality and Poverty

pp 97-98

5 - Racism, Colonialism and Slavery as International Practices

pp 99-137

6 - India’s Caste Structure

pp 138-176

7 - Untouchability: Ambedkar and Early Reformers

pp 177-192

Part III - Sectoral Effects

pp 193-194

8 - The Rural-Urban Divide

pp 195-206

9 - Women, Children and Demographic Dividend

pp 207-234

10 - Nutrition, Health, Sanitation, Water and Climate Change

pp 235-256

Part IV - Radical Humanism

pp 257-258

11 - Blueprint for Addressing Poverty and Inequality

pp 259-294

Appendix 2.1 - Cash Use in India: A Cross-Country Comparison

pp 295-298

Appendix 2.2 - Macro-Economic Comparisons: Selected Economies

pp 299-304

Appendix 4.1 - Selected Country Tables

pp 305-308

Appendix 5.1 - Evidence on Inequality in the US

pp 309-311

Appendix 8.1 - Impact of Land Policy

pp 312-315

Appendix 11.1 - Impact of Asset Transfer on the Poor

pp 316-317

Index

pp 318-329