For one thing, concepts like growth and development are also multidimensional. [...]several components of growth (which in the aggregate appear as the sum-total of value added) have long-term implications and some of the related data are available after a lag. Joe et al (2008) utilising the National Health Survey data undertake a state-level analysis of inequities in child health employing widely accepted concentration measures, and find that the poorer sections of population are buffeted with ill-health and malnutrition of their children, thus jeopardising the future of the already vulnerable sections of society. A growth process that works towards effective equality of opportunity must define the boundaries of the market, the composition of the commodity flow, the structure of initial endowments, the social arrangements for enhancing the capabilities of individuals and the freedoms needed to achieve the capabilities and so on.1 Equality is a universally acclaimed value and is generally affirmed as a basic human right. References Ali, Ifzal and Zhuang Juzhong (2007): "Inclusive Growth toward a Prosperous Asia: Policy Implications", ERD Working Paper Series No 97, Asian Development Bank. (downloaded from the website: http://www.adb.org/Documents/ERD/Working_ Papers/WP097.pdf) Desai, Sonalde and Amaresh Dubey (2011): "Caste in 21st Century India: Competing Narratives", Economic & Political Weekly, 21 March....

On the Issue of 'Inclusive Growth'