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The book, containing eleven papers written by eminent social scientists on the traditional self-governing institutions among the hill tribes of north-east India, not only describes but also critically examines the relevance of these institutions to the needs of tribal society in transition. The papers cover all the seven constituent states of the north-east, individually as well as collectively. The book is likely to be immensely helpful to policy makers, besides ...
The book estimates the volume of migration to Assam during 1951-1991 by applying sound demographic tools. It seeks to put at rest the wild speculation regarding the volume of migration made by different interest groups to suit their convenience. It provides an exposition of the various demographic tools used in the work before applying the same for the purpose of arriving at the estimates. The book also splits the estimated migrants into (i) inter-state and ...
The book includes thirteen papers on various dimensions of Regional Disparities in India authored by some of the leading economists, social scientists and journalists of the country, besides the keynote address by Professor K.N. Raj. The papers were presented in a national workshop on regional disparities in India organised by the Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati. The workshop was sponsored by the National Council of Applied ...