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The Complexities of Late Development: A Macro View of India

This paper explores the complexities of India's late development, examining the expectations and reality of innovation-driven growth, the use of contract workers in manufacturing, the persistence of the informal sector, and the impact of late industrialization on inequality. It discusses the various phases of development in India's history and highlights the challenges faced along the way.

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The Complexities of Late Development: A Macro View of India

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  1. The Complexities of Late Development: A Macro View of India Anthony P. D’Costa, Chair and Professor of Contemporary Indian Studies Director of Development Studies University of Melbourne (Presented at Looking at India from the South Pacific Symposium, NZIRI, University of Victoria, Wellington August 27, 2018).

  2. INDIA: Expectations and Reality Source: ASSOCHAM/PwC “Innovation-driven Growth in India” (2015).

  3. Contract Workers in All Manufacturing: 2000-12 Source: Das, D.K., Choudhury, H., and Singh, J. (2015). “Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970 and Labour Market Flexibility: An Exploratory Assessment of Contract Labour Use in India’s Formal Manufacturing,” ICRIER Working Paper 300, p.20.

  4. The Persistence of the Informal Sector in India (% Employment) Source: Niti Aayog in Economic Survey 2014-15, p. 136.

  5. Changing Social Development (HDI)

  6. Inequality Arising from the Interfacing of Late Industrialization with Globalization Capitalist World Economy Engaging with INEQUALITY INEQUALITY Insulated from Circumscribed by Many More Rich Few More Rich Reform Phase State-led Phase Few Rich Colonial Phase TIME

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