The Paradox of Regional Disparity in India : Insights from the Literature

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  • Hemat Kumar Singh   Research Scholar, MA (NET) Department of Geography. University of Allahabad , India

Keywords:

Regional growth, regional development policies, India

Abstract

A paradox of growth experiences across states in India is the problem of regional disparity despite adoption of several regional development policies, spanning over six decades of economic planning. Seeking an explanation for the puzzle, this paper reviews the literature on regional growth. While the existing approaches to analyzing regional growth patterns are devoted to the determinants and the problem of convergence and divergence, an emerging approach, namely the New Economic Geography literature has added a new dimension, i.e., role of space. Given that precious little has been done using the latter approach in India, the review suggest that studies on spatial aspect may throw new light on the regional disparity puzzle in India.

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Hemat Kumar Singh, " The Paradox of Regional Disparity in India : Insights from the Literature, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp.763-769, January-February-2017.