This paper seeks to examine the experiences with respect to subsidies and cost-sharing in the light of the various watershed programmes supported by the state as well as donor agencies and other non-g...
On 28 Jan 2016 The paper talks about linking-up of regeneration efforts within and outside the Protected Area (PA) by treating them as an integrated ecological system may help better management and also protection o...
On 28 Jan 2016 The paper examines the spatial pattern of poverty in India and tries to understand how multiple deprivation leads to reproduction of poverty especially in forest-based economies in the central-eastern...
On 26 Jan 2016 The paper reviews the existing evidence on migration-poverty interface in the light of the macro and micro level studies in India. It also discusses the extent, patterns, and correlates of short term...
On 03 Sep 2013 Migration literature has always considered environmental constraints as one of the prime movers of populations, especially from dry regions, where water rather than land is the primary limiting factor...
On 28 Jun 2013 The structuralist perspective envisages poverty, especially in rural India, as a long duration phenomenon. Over time, most of the structural features of poverty have remained more or less intact. As a...
On 02 Aug 2011 The interface between environment and poverty is a complex phenomenon. Poverty reduction needs will be enabled if the poor are allowed access to natural capital, such as land, water, forest and minera...
On 23 Jun 2011 The paper examines the potential impact of
wages and assets created under NREGS on local economies and discusses
policy implications for ensuring realization of the potential. The specific
objectiv...
On 18 Oct 2010 This paper seeks to examine the extent, nature and structural factors (social, physical and
legal) leading to poverty in southern region of Orissa, which has a dubious distinction of
having the high...
On 14 Oct 2010 This paper notes that while the NREGS has potential to reduce the intensity of poverty for the large mass of rural poor, the number of days of work provided and the level of the wage rate remain criti...
On 17 Aug 2010 Natural resources perform multiple functions as a driver, maintainer, potential exit route, and also an effective escape mechanism in the context of poverty dynamics, especially in a predominantly agr...
On 17 Aug 2010 This paper tries to look into the status of poverty and multiple deprivations among tribal communities in the state and explores policy options for strengthening their livelihoods through a combinatio...
On 27 Nov 2009 The poverty scenario in Gujarat is marked by three features: (1) low incidence of poverty (2) spatial concentration and (3) adoption of targeted policy for poverty reduction. One of the important high...
On 16 Jun 2009 Agriculture sector, world over, has experienced a phenomenal growth since the mid-twentieth century. The growth, driven by Green Revolution technology, has made a significant dent on aggregate supply...
On 02 May 2009 The present paper tries to empirically examine the changing profile of distribution and ownership of livestock across different regions of India and specifically for Gujarat. Besides, primary data col...
On 21 Nov 2008 Given the vast geographical area, ecological-cultural diversity, and deep-rooted
social stratification, spatial inequality is one of the important features of poverty in
India. Besides inter-regiona...
On 17 Sep 2008 Ironically the poverty situation, as reflected in the official statistics, depicts a
rather contrary scenario with dryland regions having lower incidence of poverty
despite their adverse agro-climat...
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