Can Social Entrepreneurs Drive Inclusive Growth In India?
by The Daily Eye Team November 4 2015, 3:53 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 34 secsOver 60% of the Indian population still live on less than $2 a day. In the World Economic Forum’s Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2015, India is placed second highest in terms of net income inequality among 34 countries in the lower middle-income group. India has made rapid strides in economic growth, but how can it maintain a healthy rise in GDP and also address inequality among its citizens? This will require structural changes and investment in growth-spurring areas, such as human capital. But it will also require equal opportunities for citizens: access to basic nutrition, education, energy and finance, as well as job and entrepreneurship opportunities.