Determinants of Social Development
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64137/31079385/IJMHSS-V2I1P102Keywords:
Social development, Economic development, Economic growth, Determinants, Social Development Indicators (SDI), Social Progress Index (SPI), Human Development Index (HDI), IndicatorsAbstract
This research paper explores the concept of social development as an alternative model of development, emerging in response to the imbalanced outcomes of economic growth in India during the 1950s. It highlights the realisation that economic development has predominantly favoured the wealthy, exacerbating the gap between the rich and the poor, and how policymakers and thinkers sought a more comprehensive approach that incorporates social factors into economic planning to ensure a balanced and inclusive development process. Drawing from various academic perspectives, this research paper sheds light on the significance of social development as a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to achieving balanced and inclusive progress while highlighting the connection between social development and cultural values within a community. The paper also talks about the indicators and scores of social and human developments in India and how their scores give us a picture of the progress of the people-centric form of development
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