Land occupies a pivotal position in the agrarian structure of India. It is the chief means of production in rural India even after more than five decades of Independence. Any study on rural issues would be incomplete without touching the subject of land. The power, prestige and the social status in rural India is defined by the ownership of land. Hence, ownership of land is to be understood in a comprehensive manner. This book is an humble attempt to understand ...
Economic development is expected to show a positive impact on women's control over resources and their participation in decision-making and this has initiated great interest in empowerment studies. Researchers, policy makers, feminist scholars activists, administrators, politicians, bureaucrats, sociologists, economists, anthropologists, intellectuals, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and international institutions, such as the United Nations, etc., have ...