Unequal life chances : equity and the demographic transition in India / Harsh Mander, Anirban Bhattacharya, Vivek Mishra, Astha Singla, Usman Jawed Siddiqi.

"A major share of India's population is in its prime and of working age; many have spoken of the 'dividend' that could be reaped from this 'youth bulge'. With the gaping inequalities in our society, the youth in this country encounter gross disparities in their life chances and in their opportunities to realise this potential. In this book, the authors have attempted to look closely at India's demographic transition, specifically from the perspective of social and economic equity. They highlight the social, economic and political challenges that shackle India's young population. Emphasising the importance of not treating this as a mere technical or economistic issue, to be solved by experts, the authors argue for recognition of the intertwining of the social and the economic. This recognition moves them to search for answers beyond the reigning paradigm of 'growth' and envisage a more just, humane and equal society"--