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Can ‘Beautiful’ Be ‘Backward’? India’s Tribes in a Long-Term Demographic Perspective
Maharatna, Arup - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper examines the present condition of tribals in India with a demographic perspective. Construction of a long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004969787
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Welfare and Poverty Impacts of India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh
Deininger, Klaus; Liu, Yanyan - eSocialSciences - 2013
India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is one of the largest public works programs globally. Understanding the impacts of NREGS and the pathway through which its impacts are realized thus has important policy implications. A three-round 4,000-household panel from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133219
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Book Review: Historical Experiences and Modern Encounters with Law
Suresh, Mayur - eSocialSciences - 2006
This book attempts to address how the tribes in India have perceived the State and its law. The tribes stand apart from … the general population, and are made to stand outside the law, characterises the author’s conception of law and tribes … the tribes exist as distinct and readily recognisable entities, forced into submission by the law. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250357
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Local Knowledge and Agricultural Sustainability: A Case Study of Pradhan Tribe in Adilabad District
K, Anil Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2011
The paper presents some empirical data from the Pradhan Tribe of Andhra Pradesh which highlights the community's indigenous agricultural knowledge and the changes over time. These custodians of indigenous knowledge and world view practices play a very important role in agricultural development....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002291
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Disarticulation of Indegenous People: Can the Judiciary Saviour Them
Mukhija, Ketan; Goyal, Yugank - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper aims at bringing out and explaining the problems faced by tribals. The paper also analyzes various laws made for protecting the tribals and giving them justice.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008455416
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Definitional and Statistical Issues Relating to Workers in Informal Employment
Bhalla, Sheila - eSocialSciences - 2009
estimating employment and income generated in the informal economy in India. [NCEUS WP NO 3]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025324
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The Negative Consequences of Overambitious Curricula in Developing Countries
Pritchett, Lant; Beatty, Amanda - eSocialSciences - 2012
. Using data from three recent studies in South Asia and Africa, it is shown that a majority of students spend years of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010543506
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Worldwide Incidence of Malaria in 2009: Estimates, Time Trends, and a Critique of Methods
Cibulskis, Richard E; Aregawi, Maru; Williams, Ryan; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
Measuring progress towards Millennium Development Goal 6, including estimates of, and time trends in, the number of malaria cases, has relied on risk maps constructed from surveys of parasite prevalence, and on routine case reports compiled by health ministries. A critique of both methods are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493975
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Post-Conflict Recovery: Does the Global Economy Work for Peace?
Addison, Tony - eSocialSciences - 2009
civil war (particularly in Africa) rather than ‘international’ wars. [Discussion Paper No. 2005/05]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543096
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Global Warming and Agriculture: New Country Estimates Show Developing Countries Face Declines in Agricultural Productivity
Cline, William R - eSocialSciences - 2009
China, India, Brazil, and the poor countries of the tropical belt in Africa and Latin America are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528414