Dimensions of Inequality in a High Growth Region

Dimensions of Inequality in a High Growth Region Kanchan Chopra When development is conceived of as a trend increase in the total of goods and services, underlying conflict between the interests of different groups are relegated to the background. Equity considerations, which reflect some of these conflicts, have figured in the literature in a different manner: attention is focused on discussion of 'growth with equity',, implying thereby that growth is in some sense of primary interest and some equity con- siderations have to be added to it The main thrust of this paper is towards treating equity as a dimension of development to be viewed in conjunction with growth. Further, different kinds of inequality generated by the development process have, it is pointed out, differing impact on the constraints on future development.