development labour children & state dunu roy hazards centre july 2015
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DevelopmentLabour
Children&
State
Dunu RoyHazards Centre July 2015
Development = GDP
GDP is an indicator of a nation’s economic health
GDP = C + I + G + (X – P)GDP = Gross Domestic Product
C = Personal Consumption ExpenditureB = Business Investment
G = Government SpendingX – P = Exports over Imports
Bharatiya Planning
“Our challenge is to ensure that India’s middle class, an economically vibrant group unique in terms of its size and purchasing power, remains engaged and its potential is fully realised … … … Future national policies must incorporate the strength of the NRI community in order to broaden their participation in the new India…” – NITI Ayog
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GDP & Population Growth
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P in
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Sector Contribution to GDP
Foodgrain & Population
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Domestic Savings % GDP
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Imports over Exports
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ExportsImports
Forex Reserve & Debt in $bn
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 20200
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ForexDebt
Inequality in India, 1950-2006
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1956 1978 1988 1994 2006
Gini
Income share, bottom 20 per cent
Ratio of income share, top 10 to bottom 10 per cent
Growth & Labour
• Productivity goes up 4 times when labour moves from rural to urban area - RBI
• Urbanisation is an integral part of the process of economic growth - WB
• Make in India will attract Foreign Direct and Technological investment - PM
• Labour law reforms will encourage economic growth - CII
Demographic Distribution
Literacy Rates
•Child Labour
•Apprentice
•Vocational training
•National Skill Development Mission
In Conclusion
Children’s Labour and Education are determined by how the State drives
Development Policy on behalf of elites.
Those who wish to engage with Children have to therefore engage with both Development
as well as the State’s policies.