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- Title
Obstacles to Social Mobility in India--And the Way Forward.
- Authors
KRISHNA, ANIRUDH
- Abstract
The article discusses the economic condition of India as of April 2019 and looks at the obstacles to social mobility in the country and some steps to finding solutions. Topics covered include the surge in school enrollment in the country since the mid-1960s, an increase in the share of the country's national wealth held by the top 1 percent from 2010 to 2016, and the strategies of non-governmental organizations that promote social mobility.
- Subjects
INDIA; INDIAN economy, 1991-; SOCIAL mobility; SCHOOL enrollment; WEALTH; NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations
- Publication
Current History, 2019, Vol 118, Issue 807, p123
- ISSN
0011-3530
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1525/curh.2019.118.807.123