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Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women through SHGs Case Study from Orissa
Baisakh, Pradeep - eSocialSciences - 2007
In a remote tribal village of Kandhamal District of Orissa, where there there are visible signs of empowerment of women … due to the formation of SHG in the village. The confidence level of women, who are illiterate, has gone up substantially … during agricultural season. This has helped to reduce the role of traders in purchasing the products of the village and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528134
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The Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2007
Sabha, Lok - eSocialSciences - 2008
A bill to provide for the rehabilitation and resettlement of persons affected by the acquisition of land for projects of public purpose or involuntary displacement due to any other reason, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. [Bill No.98, 2007].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528219
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Custodial Death of Rohtas Singh of Haryana: A Fact Finding Report
ACHR, Asian Centre for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2007
Advocate Rajesh Pandey on the death in custody of Rohtas Singh, owner of a ready-made garments shop in Banchari village in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528265
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‘Inclusive Citizenship’ for the Chronically Poor: Exploring the Inclusion-Exclusion Nexus in Collective Struggles
Masaki, Katsuhiko - eSocialSciences - 2007
The promotion of ‘inclusive citizenship’, through which the disadvantaged engage in collective struggles for justice and recognition, has been attracting growing attention as a solution to chronic poverty. This paper problematises this formulation by drawing on a case of landless...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528388
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The Economic Impact of Forest Hydrological Services on Local Communities: A Case Study from the Western Ghats of India
Menon, Ajit; LELE, SHARACHCHANDRA; Patil, Ishwar; … - eSocialSciences - 2009
tankbased agriculture in a downstream village. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696001
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Does Tourism Contribute to Local Livelihoods? A Case Study of Tourism, Poverty and Conservation in the Indian Sundarbans
Guha, Indrila; Ghosh, Santadas - eSocialSciences - 2008
village of the Indian Sundarbans. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699156
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Pro-Poor Targeting and Accountability of Local Governments in West Bengal
Bardhan, Pranab; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2006
allotted funds, and significantly lower allocation of resources to the village as a whole. Political competition or literacy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699179
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Constitutionalising Panchayats: The Response of State Legislatures
Kumar, Girish - eSocialSciences - 2008
This article is an attempt to look at debates in the light of the Assemblies' tryst with panchayats. It should be noted that it is not an evaluation of what transpired in the state Assemblies. In view of the time constraint, the Assembly proceedings of only four states have been covered under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699229
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Negotiating Reproductive Health Neds In A Conflict Situation In The Kashmir Valley
Khanday, Zamrooda - eSocialSciences - 2005
The years of turmoil in the Kashmir valley have resulted in a breakdown of the state machinery, especially the health infrastructure, with the breakdown of peripheral facilities and the migration of doctors. The doctors who are available now are concentrated in the cities. And people in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699235
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Changes in Living Standards in Villages in India 1975-2004: Revisiting the ICRISAT Village Level Studies
Badiani, Reena; Dercon, Stefan; Krishnan, Pramila; Rao, … - eSocialSciences - 2007
surveyed during 1975-84. This study is linked to the original Village Level Survey (VLS) households to a new survey in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699280