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This book discusses critical policy issues that need to be addressed if India wishes to achieve the SDG 1 based elusive goal of ending poverty in the country. In its nine chapters, it takes the readers through trends and estimates of poverty in India, explains changes in the way it has been measured over time and the factors that lead to persistence of poverty, draws attention to the fact that hunger is both a cause and an effect of poverty and has gender and age dimensions too. The book revisits strategies that were successful in addressing poverty emanating from situations of conflict, presents a discussion on migration as a critical coping mechanism among poor, analyses the links between ...
The focus of this book is the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), within the larger context of contemporary Indian women's movements. AIDWA is assessed and analyzed as a left-oriented, party-affiliated, all-India women's organization. An examination of its administrative structure provides a basis from which to compare the various state-level approaches to activism. The book sheds light on the ongoing theoretical debates of Marxism and feminism and their compatibilities in their Indian-specific circumstances. Investigating the first 25 years of AIDWA's existence (1981-2006), the book looks at the explicit relationship between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and AIDWA, and how both cooperate and define each other. (Series: Gender Discussion / Gender-Diskussion - Vol. 25) [Subject: Sociology, Politics, Women's Studies, Feminism, India Studies, History]
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In Recent Years India Has Made All-Round Rapid Progress. The Performance Of The Indian Economy In 2004-05 So Far Has Exceeded Expectations Formed At The Beginning Of The Year. According To The Advance Estimate Of The Central Statistical Organisation (Cso) Released On February 7, 2005, The Economy Is Likely To Grow 6.9 Per Cent In 2004-05.In Spite Of Fast Advancement In Several Fields, India Is Still Suffering From A Large Fiscal Deficit Which Has Risen To An Alarming Level. During The Year 2004-05, The Fiscal Deficit At The Centre Stood At A Whopping Sum Of Rs.1,51,144 Crore, I.E. 4.4 Per Cent Of The Gross Domestic Product (Gdp). The Revenue Deficit Amounted Rs.95,312 Crore. The Curve Of Fis...
This report highlights that gender inequalities and women's subordination in India are caused by two formidable macro-structures: patriarchy and the exclusion of unpaid work from the macro-economy. Both these structures reinforce each other and negatively impact women's empowerment. Patriarchy imposes subordination on women and forces a disproportionately higher share of unpaid domestic services and unpaid care onto them. This is unfair and unjust - a violation of basic human rights. Other structures like race, religion, and caste cut across these main structures. The selected papers in this report show how patriarchy causes gender inequalities in all critical dimensions of women's life on t...
The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty builds a common scholarly ground in the study of poverty by bringing together an international, inter-disciplinary group of scholars to provide their perspectives on the issue. Contributors engage in discussions about the leading theories and conceptual debates regarding poverty, the most salient topics in poverty research, and the far-reaching consequences of poverty on the individual and societal level.
Contributed articles with reference to the state of Kerala, India.
Poverty is one of the perennial and intractable problems facing governments and populations throughout the world. India is home to 22 per cent of the world’s poor. Thus reducing and eventually eliminating poverty is vital if the country is to attain national and international goals of development and good governance. While various studies have drawn attention to the fact that some segments of the population find it especially hard to escape poverty, this book provides a holistic understanding of the problem. Discussing the extent, location and severity of chronic poverty in India, this volume suggests poverty reduction policies from that perspective. Based in new research, the contributors analyse both original and secondary data to demonstrate that a significant proportion of India’s population is chronically poor. By weaving together qualitative and quantitative data, the book provides an important understanding of the major causes and consequences of chronic poverty.
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