In this edited book, we provide foundational tenets of Gandhian perspective, and present examples of social organizations that are aiming to insulate themselves by adopting community and village-centered approaches to restructuring socially-embedded economic activities that align with Gandhian...

Chapter 1. Introduction and Synthesis of the Book -- Chapter 2. Evolution of India’s Policy Response to Hunger. Nutrition and Food Security Since Independence -- Chapter 3. Are Gender Budgets Necessary for Reducing Inequalities in Health Outcomes? An Exploratory Analysis -- Chapter 4. Food...

An Unequal Recovery – The Income and Employment Fallout of the Pandemic -- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on India’s Financial Sector -- Macroeconomic Performance During COVID Recession and Recovery -- Impact of COVID‑19 on agricultural markets: assessing the roles of commodity...

Chapter 1. The Youth Identity: ‘Whom to Count?’ -- Chapter 2. Contours of Youth Inclusion in Indian Labour Market -- Chapter 3. Unfolding the Conundrum of Youth Unemployment in India -- Chapter 4. Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET): A Challenge for Youth in India -- Chapter 5....

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Regime of Capital Accumulation, the Hindu Undivided Family and the Business Group in Independent India -- Chapter 3: Corporate Response to Public Policy Changes: Some Intriguing Aspects -- Chapter 4: Ownership Control and Board Governance of Indian...

Introductory -- A global perspective on youth employment challenges: what have we learned over the last two decades? -- Labour Market Profile of the Youth: Role of Education, Caste and Economic Background -- Youth and challenges in Contemporary World of Work in India -- Employment Vulnerability...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Evaluating Agricultural Value Chains on CISS-F Framework -- Chapter 3: Decoding Value Chains of Tomatoes, Onions and Potatoes (TOP) -- Chapter 4: Towards an Efficient Banana and Mango Value Chains in India -- Chapter 5: Analysis of Grapes and Pomegranates...

Introduction -- Measuring financial inclusion: A survey -- Financial Inclusion: A Measurement and Comparative Analysis of Countries from Europe and Asia -- Financial Constraints and Export Participation: A Case Study of Indian Textile Industry -- Financial Liberalization and Financial...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Expansion and expectation: footloose-ness -- Chapter 3: Did we explain? -- Chapter 4: Alternative explanation from labour studies -- Chapter 5: Transition in Indian employment -- Chapter 6: Definitional Dilemma -- Chapter 7: Process of Informalisation of...

The Macroeconomy: Foreign Trade, Structural Transition and the Environment -- Health and Standard of Living -- Education, Human Capital and Evolution of the Employment Quality in India -- Banking and Credit: Access, Efficiency and Stability.