Rural India Facing the 21st CenturyWritten by an international team of young scholars, 'Rural India Facing the 21st Century' draws together a profound analysis of a broad range of issues to provide a masterly overview of overall rural development. Its highly original methodology and findings will be of considerable interest for development policy. |
Contents
PART ONE LONGTERM CHANGE | 3 |
The Selection of Villages and Sampled Households | 47 |
Analysis of clusters | 114 |
Labour Gender Relations and the Rural Economy | 159 |
NonFarm Economy | 175 |
PART TWOI PRODUCTION POLICY AND PILLAGE PERSPECTIVES | 195 |
Appendix 1 | 296 |
PART THREEZ SOCIAL WELFARE IN THE VILLAGES | 305 |
Incapacity and Disability | 349 |
Food Nutrition and the State in Northern Tamil Nadu | 373 |
Nutrition Data 19734 to 19824 | 397 |
The Public Distribution Scheme PDS | 405 |
Lisa Gold and Barbara HarrissWhite | 428 |
Notes I | 467 |
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