Development and Deprivation in the Indian Sub-Continent.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Foreword -- About the Editors -- Table of Contents -- About the Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part-1: Poverty, Development and Financial Inclusion -- Financial Inclusion, Poverty and Growth in the North-Eastern Region of India -- Deficit Financing, Crowding out and Economic Growth: Bangladesh Perspective -- A Regional and State-wise Comparative Analysis of Directed Credit Program in India -- Strengthening Financial Inclusion in Rural and Urban India -- Microfinance Intervention and Millennium Development Goals: Observations from Global Data -- Is NREGS a Self Immune Programme? : A Study of West Bengal -- A Review of Synergy between MGNREGA and Agriculture in the North-Eastern States of India -- Part-2: Poverty and Inequality -- Poverty and Levels of Living in India: A State Level Analysis -- Dimension and Incidence of Poverty among the Urban S.C. Population of Barpeta, Assam -- Gender Inequalities and Human Development, with Special Reference to Assam -- Economic Inequality of the Native and Non-native in a Selected District of Assam -- Information Technology Industry: A Driver of Socio-Economic Inequity and A Catastrophic Psychological Transformer? -- What Does Poverty Mean to the Poor? SomeReflections Based on Case Studies in Pune -- Part-3: Entrepreneurship, Development and Deprivation -- Contribution of MSMEs with Reference to Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Generation in North-East India: A Critical Evaluation -- Analysis of Marketed Surplus of Milk in Rupandehi, Nepal -- A Study of CSR as an Instrument for Poverty Exclusion -- Development caused Displacement on Peasants Livelihood: A Case Study from a Village of West Bengal -- Role of Social Protection Policies to Remove Inequalityand Poverty in Three Tribal Districts of West Bengal.

Part-4: Socio-Political Issues on Development and Inequality -- Socio-Economic Inequalities and Food Security among the Rabha Tribe Living in Fringe Forest Areas of North Bengal -- Rural Pisciculture as a Sustainable Livelihood of Self-Help Group Members of Birbhum District of West Bengal, India -- Poverty Inequality and Right to Food: A Note -- Inequality, Politics and Exploitation in a Rajasthan Village -- Development Alienating Human from Nature: A Case Study of North Sikkim -- The Influence of Caste System in Urban Social Interaction.

The volume covers issues related to poverty, inequality, inclusiveness development, role of institutions, and socio-political perspectives on development in India with a special focus on North-East India. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in South Asia.

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