India's Drylands: Tribal Societies and Development Through Environmental Regeneration
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Author Description
This book is rich in both its analytical depth and empirical rigour. It is an important contribution to employment planning in the drylands of India with special reference to tribal societies in transition. Covering a wide range of issues including highly original analyses of total watershed planning and Biomass optimization strategies, the authors argue that developmental planning in the drylands of India must be sensitive to the specific regional ecology. This puts to the test most existing economic theories as the authors focus on the most vulnerable sections of society in that region --- the tribes. Tribal society's response to environment, employment, and poverty leads the authors to argue for massive state intervention to resolve some problems for tribal societies already in a process of transition. conditions.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates how developmental planning in India's drylands can be effectively restructured to support tribal societies through environmental regeneration. The authors, including Mihir Shah and P.S. Vijayshankar, utilize empirical data and regional ecological analysis to challenge conventional economic theories regarding rural development. They argue that state intervention must be specifically calibrated to the unique environmental and social conditions of tribal populations currently undergoing transition.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of total watershed planning and biomass optimization strategies.
- Examination of the intersection between regional ecology and economic policy.
- Case studies focusing on the most vulnerable tribal sections within Indian drylands.
- Frameworks for employment planning and poverty alleviation in transition-era societies.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a rigorous contribution to the field of development studies, particularly regarding the intersection of ecology and social policy. Readers frequently note the technical depth of the analysis, which serves as a critical resource for policymakers and researchers focusing on rural Indian development.
Page Count:
322
Publication Date:
1998-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195642317
ISBN-13:
9780195642315
Economics
India
Sociology
Social Science
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