About the Book :

The fourteen papers in this volume attempt to address a wide range of issues concerning human development and well-being. Analyzing the significance and relevance of the study of human development, they examine the economic indicators of human development. Also, the contributors deliberate on the regional dimensions of economic development, human resource development, stark reality of the disparity of income, consumption habits and living standards, human value evident in ancient Indian thought, and the need for employment for ensuring human development.

About Author :

Keya Sengupta is presently Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong and formerly was the Dean, School of Social Sciences and also the Head, Department of Economics at Assam Central University. Prof. Sengupta is engaged in teaching of Economics and Research for over thirty years. She has authored and also edited many books and published several research papers in journals of repute including Artha Vijnana, Man and Development, Finance India etc. She has also presented a good number of papers in national and international seminars and delivered lectures in many universities. Prof. Sengupta has also completed major Research Projects of UGC, ICSSR and UNDP and also undertaken Research Consultancy of CII and Planning Commission. Recently, she was selected for the Indo French Social Scientist Exchange Programme and was invited by Foundation Maison des Sciences de I Hommes, Paris, France. She has also visited Belgium, Holland, Germany, Scotland and England in connection with various types of academic work.