PHYS 1070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Amartya Sen, Uncertain Glory, Infant Mortality
19 Mar 2018
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Rizvi states, life expectancy at birth for women has almost doubled while female literacy rates have gone up from around 15 percent in 1951 to an estimated 42 percent in 1998 (rizvi, 2007). Ambedkar"s legacy is brought to light in setting a platform for such inclusiveness, where it is argued that many leaders have come from neglected groups-women, minorities and disadvantaged castes ( dreze & sen). In a similar light, rizvi states, several positive changes are beginning to be felt at the grassroots level with the induction of more and more women into public decision-making. Affirmative action, political organization, and collective mobilization are gradually transforming the status and position of many socially backward communities. (rizvi, 2007). Rizvi states, the enthusiasm for the vote, as demonstrated by voter turnout, is impressive even compared with older democracies. Elections have been mostly fair and free ensured by the constitutionally autonomous election commissions. (rizvi, 2007).
