Economic and environmental sustainability of the Asian region

By:

Gill Sucha Singh

Contributor(s):

Singh Lakhwinder Marwah Reena

Publication details: London Routledge 2010Description: 461p xxiiiISBN:

9780415581448

Subject(s):

1. Sustainable Development - Asia2. Economic Conditions - 21st Century - Asia3. Economic policy - Social Conditions

DDC classification:

338.950700 GIL

Contents:

Contents: Economic and Environmental Sustainability of the Asian Region; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Sustainability of Asian Economic Development: An Introduction; Part I Issues in Sustainability of Asian Agriculture; 1 Globalisation and Sustainability Issues in Agriculture in Asia: A Case of India; 2 Globalisation and Its Impact on Agriculture, Food Security and Well-being of People in Pakistan; 3 Agreement on Agriculture and Food Prices in Bangladesh; 4 Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development of Agriculture: An Examination of Major Indian States; 5 Agricultural Risk, Weather Insurance, Derivatives and Agricultural Insurance; Part II Ecological Concerns in Theory and Practice; 6 Interrogating Marxian, Neo-Classical and Green Perspectives on the Contradictory Implications of Third World/Asian Development for Global Sustainability; 7 India and China's National Strategy for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism Practice: A Comparison; 8 Ecological Implications of Agricultural Development in Punjab; Part III Core Themes in Economic Development; 9 Role of Foreign Aid in Achieving Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka; 10 Economic Development, Foreign Direct Investment and Policy in India; 11 Framework for Planning and Management of Sustainable Inclusive Cities; 12 Maintaining High Growth Rate and Future Energy Demand and Supply Scenario in India; Part IV Resource Management and Policy Alternatives; 13 Groundwater Markets, Irrigation Efficiency and Sustainability: A Study from North India; 14 Sustainability of the Existing and Alternative Cropping Systems in South-west Punjab; Part V Discrimination and Socio-economic Equity in Development. 15 Wageworkers' Exposure to Discrimination and Work-related Insecurity in Punjab's Urban Unorganised Establishments: A Social Class Analysis; 16 Who Kill Their Daughters More? Insights from Census Data of Punjab; Part VI Peasant Distress and Sustainability of the Cotton Economy; 17 Does GM Technology Pay Rich Dividends? Reflections from Bt Cotton Farmers in Maharashtra; 18 Cotton Economy, Cotton Producers, and Bt Cotton Cultivation in Indian Punjab: An Assessment of Economic Impact and Sustainability Issues; About the Editors; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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Contents:
Economic and Environmental Sustainability of the Asian Region;
Copyright;
Contents;
List of Tables;
List of Figures;
List of Abbreviations;
Preface;
Sustainability of Asian Economic Development: An Introduction;
Part I Issues in Sustainability of Asian Agriculture;
1 Globalisation and Sustainability Issues in Agriculture in Asia: A Case of India;
2 Globalisation and Its Impact on Agriculture, Food Security and Well-being of People in Pakistan;
3 Agreement on Agriculture and Food Prices in Bangladesh;
4 Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development of Agriculture: An Examination of Major Indian States;
5 Agricultural Risk, Weather Insurance, Derivatives and Agricultural Insurance;
Part II Ecological Concerns in Theory and Practice;
6 Interrogating Marxian, Neo-Classical and Green Perspectives on the Contradictory Implications of Third World/Asian Development for Global Sustainability;
7 India and China's National Strategy for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism Practice: A Comparison;
8 Ecological Implications of Agricultural Development in Punjab;
Part III Core Themes in Economic Development;
9 Role of Foreign Aid in Achieving Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka;
10 Economic Development, Foreign Direct Investment and Policy in India;
11 Framework for Planning and Management of Sustainable Inclusive Cities;
12 Maintaining High Growth Rate and Future Energy Demand and Supply Scenario in India;
Part IV Resource Management and Policy Alternatives;
13 Groundwater Markets, Irrigation Efficiency and Sustainability: A Study from North India;
14 Sustainability of the Existing and Alternative Cropping Systems in South-west Punjab;
Part V Discrimination and Socio-economic Equity in Development. 15 Wageworkers' Exposure to Discrimination and Work-related Insecurity in Punjab's Urban Unorganised Establishments: A Social Class Analysis;
16 Who Kill Their Daughters More? Insights from Census Data of Punjab;
Part VI Peasant Distress and Sustainability of the Cotton Economy;
17 Does GM Technology Pay Rich Dividends? Reflections from Bt Cotton Farmers in Maharashtra;
18 Cotton Economy, Cotton Producers, and Bt Cotton Cultivation in Indian Punjab: An Assessment of Economic Impact and Sustainability Issues;
About the Editors;
Notes on Contributors;
Index.

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