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Human development in India : Challenges for a society in transition

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2010Description: 234p xxivISBN:
  • 9780198065128
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.900000 DES
Contents:
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.
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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.