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Home > Vol 30, No 3/4 (2010) > Hiranandani
Disability, Economic Globalization and Privatization: A Case Study of India
Vanmala Hiranandani
Associate Professor-cum-Deputy Director
Center for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies
SNDT Women's University
Mumbai, India
E-mail: vanmala_hi@yahoo.com
Deepa Sonpal
Program Coordinator
UNNATI Organization for Development Education
Gujarat, India
E-mail: deepasonpal@rediffmail.com
Keywords:

disability; privatization; India-economic reforms; international development

Abstract
People with disabilities are one of the most disenfranchised groups in India. Standardized measurements of disability in India and internationally have overlooked the linkages between the economy and disability. In recent decades, neo-liberal economic reforms imposed in developing countries, under pressure from international financial institutions, have downsized state role, privatized social goods, and encouraged export-led strategies and market-based economics. India's economic reforms, initiated in 1991, have led to rapid economic growth that is, however, increasingly mal-distributed.

This paper investigates the implications of economic restructuring in the arenas of social programs, education, employment, accessibility, health, agriculture and food security, and water and land acquisition from a disability perspective. Our analysis shows that while increased employment opportunities and accessibility have benefitted middle-class and highly-skilled disabled persons, the majority of people with disabilities have been left out of India's economic affluence. We contend that
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