QUESTION 7(b)
GS4
10 marks
Increased national wealth did not result in equitable distribution of its benefits. It has created only some “enclaves of modernity and prosperity for a small minority at the cost of the majority.” Justify.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Justify with evidence and ethics that growth created small prosperous enclaves at the majority's cost.
JustifyGive reasons and evidence that support the statement.
Demand-wise check
- 1Evidence: wealth concentration, regional gaps, urban–rural divide, informal workers, displacement of tribals by projects≈30 words
- 2Causes: jobless growth, crony capitalism, unequal access to education and health, capital-intensive growth≈30 words
- 3Ethical lens: distributive justice (Rawls), Gandhi's talisman, Directive Principles (Article 38, 39)≈30 words
- 4Corrective: inclusive growth, progressive taxation, welfare and capability building≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
StatementEvidenceCausesEthical analysisRemediesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only economic data without ethics
- No remedies
Draw this
- Bar chart of wealth share: top 1% vs bottom 50%
Value addition
- DataThe richest 1% owned over 40% of India's wealth; the bottom 50% about 3%.Oxfam, Survival of the Richest, 2023
- ThinkerRawls' difference principle: inequalities are just only if they benefit the least advantaged.John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, 1971
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