{"product_id":"india-out-of-work-9789361310393","title":"India Out of Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Santosh Mehrotra\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (IN)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury India\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Development - Economic Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIndia’s race against time has already begun and it is falling behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With barely fifteen years left of its demographic dividend, India faces a stark possibility: growing old before it grows rich. Millions remain unemployed, underemployed, or trapped in precarious, low-quality work signaling a crisis that cannot be ignored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndia Out of Work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a powerful and urgent examination of why India must rapidly accelerate economic growth and what it will take to become a self-sufficient, prosperous nation before this window closes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on rigorous research and real-world data, Santosh Mehrotra and Jajati K. Parida unpack the structural challenges holding India back from rural distress and weak job creation to the fragile realities of the ‘new economy’. They argue that India must sustain \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e9% annual growth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and create \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e350 million non-farm jobs by 2055\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to secure its future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis book reveals:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • The truth behind India’s “jobless growth”\u003cbr\u003e • Why economic expansion has failed to generate enough quality jobs\u003cbr\u003e • The widening gap of inequality and stagnant wages\u003cbr\u003e • The alarming underrepresentation of women in the workforce\u003cbr\u003e • The myth of large-scale poverty reduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With sharp insights and compelling evidence, the authors expose the systemic barriers preventing millions from achieving economic security and upward mobility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhy this book matters now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Without urgent and bold reforms, India risks a future defined by deepening inequality, missed opportunities, and unrealized potential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA timely call to action and a clear roadmap for reform,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndia Out of Work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is essential reading for policymakers, economists, business leaders, and anyone invested in India’s future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe question is no longer whether India can grow but whether it can grow fast enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (IN)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47892634828951,"sku":"9789361310393","price":455.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789361310393.webp?v=1781187885","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/india-out-of-work-9789361310393","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}