ABOUT THE BOOK

Adequate inf rastructural facilities and high human development are the preconditions of economic growth of an economy. Gujarat is a fast growing state with high economic growth but comparatively low human development. Though , Gujarat's economy has shown a consistently increasing rate of economic growth, yet the state was unable to imp rove its rank in HOI. It is in this background that the present study has been set to analyze the level of infrastructure and human development in the state as well as with respect to its districts and to establish relationship between infrastructure, economic growth and human development. The book should prove useful to planners, economists, researchers, students those interested in the further development of the state Gujarat.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. (M s.) Gargi Ghosh is a Ph.D (Economics) from Punjab University, Chandigarh . She was a senior research fellow of this university. She is a winner of University Grants Commission (UGC) fellowship. Having rich experience in academic and research, she is well known in academic circles, having several publications in the fie ld of deve lopment economics in many reputed journals.

CONTENTS

List of Tables 9 List of Figures 15 List of Appendices 19 List of Abbrivations and Acronyms 21 Gujarat District Map 23 Acknowledgements 25 Preface 27 1. Introduction 29 Introduction • Objectives of the Study • Preview of Chapter Scheme 2. Data Source and Methodology 40 Data Source and Description of Variables • Data Source of Variables related to Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Human Development in Gujarat • Data Source for District-wise Analysis of Gujarat • Description of variables related to Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Human Development in Gujarat• Description of variables (District-wise Analysis of Gujarat) • Relative Indexation Technique for Graphical Analysis of Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth in Gujarat • Principal Component Analysis • Methodology of Time Series Data Analysis- lnfrastructure and Economic Growth in Gujarat • Stationarity Test • Cointegration • Vector Error Correction Model • Vector Error Correction Granger Causality Testor Wald Test • Methodology for District-wise Data Analysis of Gujarat State • Hypotheses • Methodology Used to Prepare District-wise Human Development Index of Gujarat • Adjusted Intensity of Formal Education (AIFE) • Measurement of Human Development Index (HDI) • Limitations 3. Quantitative Analysis of Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Gujarat 56 Infrastructure Indicators • Trends of Infrastructure Development in Gujarat • Transportation • Communication • Electricity• Banking • Irrigation • Education • Health • Relative Aggregate Average Infrastructure Indices • Economic Growth • Gujarat's Infrastructure Index Score and Rank among Major States in India • Empirical Results> Principal Component Analysis • Stationarity Test • Determination of Cointegration • Vector Error Correction Model • Vector Error Correction Granger Causality Test or Wald Test 4. Human Development in Gujarat 113 Standard of Living • Per Capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at factor cost and constant prices • Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) • Poverty • Unemployment• Working Children • Education • Literacy Rate • Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) • Pupil-Teacher Ratio at Primary and Upper Primary Levels •Housing • Electricity • Toilet Facility • Drinking Water Facility • Health • Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) • Life Expectancy at Birth (LEB) • Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) • Anaemia among Children (0-5 years) • Percentage of Women with Anaemia • Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)• Body Mass Index (B.M.I) of Women • Malnutrition among Children • Vaccination of Children • Total Fertility Rate (TFR) • Population • Sex Ratio • Human Development Index (HDI) and its Components for 15 Major States of India • Human Development Index (HDI) • Health Index • Income Index • Education Index • Distribution of Fifteen Major States of India into Virtuous Cycle, Lopsided Economic Growth, Lopsided Human Development and Vicious Cycle with respect to their categories in HDI and Economic Growth 5. District-wise Quantitative Analysis of Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Human Development in Gujarat 196 District-wise Infrastructure Development in Gujarat • Infrastructure Indicators • District-wise Infrastructure Development Index: Principal Component Analysis • Principal Component Scores of Infrastructure Variables• Classification of Districts with respect to Different Components or Sectors of Infrastructure • Classification of Districts with respect to Weighted Aggregate Infrastructure Index • Comparison of District-wise Performances in Infrastructure Development Between 2000-01 and 2009-10 • District-wise Economic Growth in Gujarat • Indicators related to Economic Growth • District-wise Index of Economic Growth: Principal Component Analysis • Principal Component Scores of Indicators of Economic Growth • Classification of Districts with respect to Components of Economic Growth • Classification of Districts with respect to Weighted Aggregate Index of Economic Growth (WAIEG) • Comparison of Districts with respect to their ranks in 'Weighted Aggregate Index of Economic Growth (WAIEG)' between two time points 2000-01 and 2009-10 • District-wise Relationship between 'Weighted Aggregate Infrastructure Index' and 'Weighted Aggregate Index of Economic Growth' in Gujarat (with respect to score or category of the districts in these two indicators) • Cross districts Regression Analysis between 'Weighted Aggregate Infrastructure Index' and 'Weighted Index of Economic Growth' in 2000-01 and 2009-10 • District-wise Human Development in the state Gujarat • Measurement of Human Development Index (HDI) • Classification of the Districts with respect to Different Components of Human Development Index • District-wise Human Development Index of Gujarat• Comparison of District-wise Performances with respect to Human Development Index Between the time points2000-01 and 2009-10• District-wise Relationship between Human Development Index and Weighted Aggregate Index of Economic Growth (with respect to score or category of the districts) • Cross Districts Regression Analysis between Human Development Index (HDI) and Weighted Aggregate Index of Economic Growth (WAIEG) in 2000-01 and 2009-10 7 6 Trend and Pattern of Public Expenditure on Social and Economic Services in Gujarat 271 Gujarat's Trend and Pattern of Public Expenditure on Different Social and Economic Services • Public Expenditure of Fifteen Major States of India on Selected Social and Economic Services in 2009-10. 7. Summary and Policy Implications 293 Summary and Major Findings• Policy Implications Appendices 317 Bibliography 355 Index 361