Contributed papers felicitating Kurmana Simha Chalam, b. 1948, educationist and political economist from Andhra Pradesh, India on his sixtieth birthday; papers presented at the National Seminar on "Human Development and Social Exclusion", held at Vishakhapatnam during 6-7 October 2008

Kurmana Simha Chalam, b. 1948, educationist and political economist from Andhra Pradesh, India; papers presented at the National Seminar on "Human Development and Social Exclusion", held at Vishakhapatnam during 6-7 October 2008

Introduction -- Concept of social economy: past and present -- Economic liberalisation and social development -- Social consequences of economic policies -- Marginalisation of agriculture sector -- Social implications of political process -- Caste prejudices and human dignity -- Language,...