Employment, poverty and rights in India / / Dayabati Roy.

In comparison to other social groups, India’s rural poor – and particularly Adivasis and Dalits - have seen little benefit from the country’s economic growth over the last three decades. Though economists and statisticians are able to model the form and extent of this inequality, their work is rarel...

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Superior document:Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 125
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Place / Publishing House:London : : Routledge,, 2018.
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 25.
Physical Description:1 online resource (424 pages).
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Other title:chapter 1 Introduction --
Land, capital and well-being in India /
chapter 2 Right to work! --
Politics of poverty alleviation policies in India /
chapter 3 Political parties, employment generation policies and governance /
chapter 4 Caste, class and rural employment /
chapter 5 ‘Civil society’, NGOs and rural employment /
chapter 6 Women, gender and employment in rural West Bengal /
chapter 7 Conclusion --
Employment, capital and the state in rural India /
Summary:In comparison to other social groups, India’s rural poor – and particularly Adivasis and Dalits - have seen little benefit from the country’s economic growth over the last three decades. Though economists and statisticians are able to model the form and extent of this inequality, their work is rarely concerned with identifying possible causes.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1351065416
1351065424
1351065408
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Dayabati Roy.