Suchergebnisse

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, culture and social inequalities -- Alternative paradigms -- Epilogue

'Economic Reforms and Social Exclusion' is an analytical study that focuses on the socially marginalised and excluded groups in India since the onset of liberalisation. It examines how the liberal economic reforms have impacted socio-economic categories-caste, tribe and religious minorities - subjecting them to further deprivation

Caste-based reservations have existed in India for more than a century. Initially. introduced by the British to bring about equal of opportunity in education, reservation. was later extended to other sectors of the development process to overcome the. economic inequalities attributed to caste. Even today, concepts like affirmative. action and quotas are being debated to justify reservation. Caste-based Reservations and Human Development in India comprehensively. analyses the impact of such reservations on the target groups, as well as on. major human development indices, taking into considerat

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

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