PO220 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Economic Liberalization
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41% of population in urban areas by 2030. Roughly a quarter of people in indian cities live on less than a dollar a day; 81 million people (conservative estimate) Gap of poverty is narrowing in india, albeit slowly. Many of the jobs in formal sector are gone; informal sector is saturated. Population growth: population and family planning in india. 1960s mid 1970s a big program as launched to expand education at primary school level: also, a number of serious problems existed in how the government led and financed these programs. Course sterilization of women, for example, which deals with human rights: goal: bring birthrate down to two children per family (most people want two boys, most families support this family planning initiative. Because of what the state has or hasn"t done: failure to build housing and basic infrastructure, slum dwellers. Number of people in slums are increasing quickly- un estimates that there are.
