| Description |
xxv, 539 pages ; 24cm |
| Series |
Anthem South Asian studies |
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Anthem South Asian studies.
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| Contents |
Pt. 1. Long-term change -- 1. Introduction : heavy agriculture and light industry in South Indian villages / Barbara Harriss-White, S. Janakarajan and Diego Colatei -- 2. Irrigation : the development of an agro-ecological crisis / S. Janakarajan -- 3. Time and space : intervillage variation in the North Arcot region and its dynamics, 1973-95 / M. V. Srinivasan -- 4. Social stratification and rural households / Diego Colatei and Barbara Harriss-White -- 5. Labour, gender relations and the rural economy / Barbara Harriss-White -- 6. Social institutions and the structural transformation of the non-farm economy / D. Jayaraj -- Pt. 2. Production policy and pillage perspectives -- 1. Policy and the agricultural development agenda / Barbara Harriss-White -- 2. Rural infrastructure and local utilities : institutions and access / Barbara Harriss-White -- 3. Populism and electricity in rural Tamil Nadu / S. Janakarajan -- 4. Rural credit and the collateral question / Barbara Harriss-White and Diego Colatei -- 5. Fertilizer reforms and nutrient balances / Barbara Harriss-White -- Pt. 3. Social welfare in the villages -- 1. Introduction : village studies and welfare -- 2. Antipoverty policy : targeting and screening for eligibility / Ruhi Saith and Barbara Harriss-White -- 3. Life chances : development and female disadvantage / Paul H. L. Nillesen and Barbara Harriss-White -- 4. Incapacity and disability / Susan Erb and Barbara Harriss-White -- 5. Food, nutrition and the state in Northern Tamil Nadu / Barbara Harriss-White -- 6. No end to the betrayal? : primary education in its social context : evidence from rural Tamil Nadu / Lisa Gold and Barbara Harriss-White -- 7. Socially inclusive social security : social assistance in the villages / Barbara Harriss-White -- 8. So what for policy? : the rural development in a poor state / Barbara Harriss-White |
| Notes |
First published by Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [505]-535) and index |
| Subject |
Village communities -- India, South.
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Rural development -- India, South.
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Rural development -- Government policy -- India, South.
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| SUBJECT |
India, South http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064957 -- Rural conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007670
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India, South http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064957 -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011407
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| Author |
Jaṉakarājaṉ, Es., 1953-
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| LC no. |
2005362142 |
| ISBN |
1843310872 : |
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1843310880 paperback |
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