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The volume which has been published in honour of Prof. Baidyanath Misra presents a comprehensive analysis of the social and economic problems of India with recent controversies in respect of liberalization with market economy. The authors belonging to different parts of India, from the range of Himalayas to Kanya Kumari with specialization in different fields of economic activity have adopted a point of view which has great relevance for improving the economy and ...
Commercial agri-enterprises are the outcome of the New Agricultural policy, which helps the farmers to adopt different types of agri-enterprises as per the capability, aptitude and the norms of asset holding fixed for these farmers. One of the positive impacts envisaged in the policy is to transform subsistence agriculture to commercial agriculture by giving agriculture the status of an industry. It is expected that with the establishment of commercial ...
Agriculture is the mainstake of the Indian economy. Not only more people are dependent on agriculture for their livelihood and employment but also agriculture is the only sector that provides bulk of income towards the composition of national income. In spite of this, agriculture alone is not adequate to meet the needs of the economy. The present book is pursued with the following objectives: (a) to study the structure, organisation and operation of ...
This book is an outcome of a project 'Freedom from Hunger' launched for the first time by the government of Orissa with the following aims: conceptualisation and identification of people who are hungry, measures adopted by the state government for removing poverty and hunger under five year plans, identification of critical gaps and missing links in the governmental measures targeted for removing hunger and poverty, locating catalysts of growth or growth inducing ...
Poverty and its Alleviation is an addition to the series of IEA theme-wise Conference/Seminar Titles. This edited volume contains altogether 27 selected articles out of the papers contributed in one of the Technical Sessions of the IEA 86th Conference 2003, held at Shivaji University, Kolhapur. The articles are divided into four groups: Poverty and Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Poverty and its remedial Measures, Strategies for Poverty Alleviation, World Bank ...
Born in a poor Mahar family, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar shines like a luminous star in the galaxy of greatmen. He played a crucial role in shaping the destiny of free India, and left indelible imprints on our national life and the state organisation. Dr. Ambedkar rose to the zenith of glory by dint of his undounnating struggles, valuable sacrifices. Immense erudition, solemn dedication and abiding faith. The present volume highlights some of the many facets of Dr. B.R. ...
Globalization, Economic Growth and Human Development broadly covers three distinct and vital areas, although very closely interrelated to each other, such as; globalisation, economic growth and human development. The book is a product of the present time and deals with issues, which are pertinent to the existing economic scenario of the country. The learned papers included in the volume are from celebrated economists of the country who have made distinct ...
The scheduled castes and scheduled Tribes are disadvantaged both socially and economically although they have been well protected and secured by constitutional provisions and enactment and state governments have implemented several poverty alleviation programmes during different plan periods. Realising the shortcomings of the poverty alleviation programmes the central government has adopted certain special schemes separate for the scheduled castes and scheduled ...