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Desai Sonalde B

Human development in India : Challenges for a society in transition - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2010 - 234p xxiv

Contents:
List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes ix;
Foreword xv;
Preface xvii;
Acknowledgements xviii;
List of Research Team and Advisors xxi;
List of Partner NGOs, Institutions, and Individuals xxiii;
List of Abbreviations xxiv;
APPROACH;
1. Introduction 3;
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING;
2. Income, Poverty, and Inequality 11;
3. Agriculture 28;
4. Employment 39;
5. Household Assets and Amenities 60;
EDUCATION AND HEALTH;
6. Education 75;
7. Health and Medical Care 97;
VULNERABLE POPULATION;
8. Child Well-being 125;
9. Well-being of the Older Population 138;
10. Gender and Family Dynamics 148;
SOCIAL CHANGES;
11. Social Integration and Exclusion 171;
12. Villages in a Global World 182;
POLICY RESPONSES;
13. Social Safety Nets in India 197;
14. Conclusion 207;
Appendix I—IHDS: Th e Design 213;
Appendix II—Chapter Organization and Defi nition of Variables 223;
Bibliography 229.


ISBN: 9780198065128

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Human Development - India

Dewey Class. No.: 338.900000 / DES