The demographic and development divide in India: a district level analysis

The recent book ‘The Demographic and Development Divide in India: A District Level Analyses’, looks the critical nexus of demographic dividends, social and economic development during last few decades in India. It demonstrates the critical issues inherited in demographic structure and fertility, migration, education, health, employment and finally inequality. Sanjay Mohanty, U.S. Mishra and Rajesh Chouhan are the lead authors along with scholars of economics, statistics and demographic backgrounds have written this book. It is the product of in-depth research and strong analytical framework by using large-scale data from Census 2011, National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4, District Level Household and Family Survey (DLHS), many rounds of NSS and high-level professional-published articles. This is the first ever and unique book that provides key aspects of demographic, human development and economic parameters at district level in 640 districts of India. The genesis of the book is that national average conceals large variation across districts of India. Districts of India are the key administrative unit and base of decentralized planning. The average inhabitants of districts is almost 2 million with diverse in level of human development. There are nine thematic chapters (excluding first and last chapter), underpinned with strong theoretical background, conceptual clarity, historical perspective, empirical evidence and critical analysis of deviation between demographic structure and economic development.