Inequality, Poverty and Development in India

Part I. Inequality, Growth and Development

1. Does Economic Growth Increase Inequality?: An Empirical Analysis for ASEAN Countries, China and India
Partha Gangopadhyay, Biswa Nath Bhattacharyay

2. Does Institutional Quality Affect Foreign Direct Investment? A Panel Data Analysis
Girijasankar Mallik, Mamta Chowdhury

3. AnEmpirical Verification of Kuznets Hypothesis in India
Aadil Ahmad Ganaie, Sajad Ahmad Bhat, Bandi Kamaiah

4. An Inquiry into the Dynamics of Inequality from the Perspective of Caste
Anoop S. Kumar, P Yazir

5. Can Horizontal Inequalities Explain Ethnic Conflicts? A Case Study of Bodoland Territorial Area Districts of Assam
Rupan Boro, Rajshree Bedamatta

6. Selection and Performance of Self-Help Groups in West Bengal: A Case Study
Archita Ghosh, Tithi Bose

7. Financial Inclusion Through Kisan Credit Cards in Arunachal Pradesh—The Truth Behind Aggregating Numbers
Samir R. Samantara

8. Insurance and Banking Habits Regulating Economic Stability of the People of Char Areas (Riverine) in Lower Assam
Kishore K. Das

9. Institutional Barriers to Development in the State of Nagaland
Chothazo Nienu

Part II. Poverty at State Level with Focus North-East

10. A Study of Multidimensional Poverty in Northeast India
Supravat Bagli

11. Poverty, Inequality and Relative Deprivation Among Northeastern States of India: Evidence from NSS
Mohammad Kashif Khan, Balakrushna Padhi

12. Deprivation of Women in Northeast India: An Exploratory Study
Papita Dutta

13. Levels of Living in the North Eastern States of India
Anika M. W. Kshiar Shadap

14. Urban Poverty Reduction Through Local Governance in Nepal
Dil Nath Fuel

15. Rural Poverty and Employment Guarantee Scheme: Reflections from West Bengal
Manjima Mandal, Amal Mandal

16. Poverty in Rural West Bengal: Trend Over Four Decades
Arindam Chakraborty

17. A Study on Spatial Statistical Method of Poverty and Sustainable Development of North-Eastern States of India
Manoshi Phukon, Rajeshwar Singh

18. Hunger, Governance Failure and Its Outcome: An Analysis of the Historical Experience of the Mizo Hills District of Undivided Assam
Malabika Das Gupta

19. Conflicts Leave a Trail of Poverty and Malnutrition: Evidences from Assam
Kalyan Das

Part III. Agricultural and Environmental Perspectives

20. Integrating Management for Land–Water Ecosystem for Augmenting Productivity, Income, and Sustainable Livelihood
A. M. Puste, S. K. Gunri, K. Jana, B. Ray Pramanik, S. K. Acharya, M. Dasgupta, T. K. Maity

21. Family Farming in Amazon: Solution to Food and Regional Competitiveness
Alex Rotta Romani, Flávio São Pedro Filho, Jeoval Batista Silva, Janilene Vasconcelos Melo, Jayashree Patil-Dake

22. Farm Growth in Northeast India and Its Effect on Poverty
K. U. Viswanathan, Anannya Gupta

23. Socio-Economic and Environmental Performance Across North-Eastern States of India
Rakesh Saxena

24. Adaptability of Farmers in Assam Towards Extreme Climate Effects: An Empirical Investigation
Utpal Kumar De, Kamal Bodosa

25. Dynamics of Forest Resources: Some Empirical Testing on Assam’s Forest Cover
Gunjan Kumar

26. Is Indian Agriculture Shifting Towards Feminisation? A Study on Recent Trend in Indian Agriculture with Reference to the Selected States of Northeast India
Banjul Bhattacharyya, Udaybhanu Bhattacharyya

Keywords: Economics, Development Economics, Development Aid, Development and Social Change, Social Structure, Social Inequality