Growing Rural-Urban Disparity in Gujarat

Negative impacts of liberalization policies were recognized soon after launching of these policies and the need for ameliorating measures was recognized to give it a human face. The processes of globalization and economic liberalization ushered in the early nineties have contributed to the acceleration of economic growth. But they also appeared to have resulted in widening the gap between the rich and the poor. They also seem to be contributing to further regional inequality, family level food insecurity, and unemployment. Liberalization has resulted in a greater degree of skewness in the pattern of development, perhaps leading to the marginalization of some States in the overall dispensation. The problems and constraints associated with agriculture sector seem to have worsened under the reforms regime.