West Bengal Human Development Report, 2004
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Total Pages: 260
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India's 2004 Elections
Author: Ramashray Roy
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780761935162
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis overview of the 2004 elections in India will play an important role in promoting an understanding of electoral politics and social change at the national and state levels. The volume is divided into two parts: Part One presents national, theoretical and comparative perspectives - on women's electoral participation, caste dynamics, religion and nationalism, as well as federalism and factionalism; Part Two offers studies on seven different states - Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Orissa and West Bengal. The book focuses on tribal politics at a time when the politicization of ethnic identities is being increasingly felt in India.
Human Development and Social Power
Author: Ananya Mukherjee Reed
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008-06-17
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1135973237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChapter Introduction: Human development: has the paradigm failed us? -- chapter 1 Conceptualizing Human Development: Towards a social power approach -- chapter 2 Human Development in India: a profi le of unevenness -- chapter 3 Explaining Uneven Human Development in India: A social power perspective -- chapter 4 Human Development in Pakistan and Bangladesh: a profi le -- chapter 5 Uneven Human Development in Pakistan and Bangladesh: A social power perspective -- chapter 6 Conclusions: Agency, human development and social power.
Contouring Human Development
Author: Mukunda Mishra
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-05-11
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 9811540837
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book acquaints readers with a range of techniques to help them effectively identify, record, map, analyze and report on patterns in various dimensions of human development (HD) with spatial scales down to the village level. It is impossible to capture HD at the local and global scale with only a single index, because differences in HD at the international scale are caused by ‘general’ factors, whereas local-scale differences are influenced by ‘specific’ factors. This book offers a variety of methods for scientifically mapping HD at any spatial scale. It covers how to rationally select variables; how to test the models; how to validate the results, and how to analyze them. For this purpose, it employs a case study on an Indian district. The socio-economic factors regulating the patterns of HD are now more complex than they were only a few decades ago, making it essential to incorporate newer models in order to successfully ‘replicate’ the real-world situation. Accordingly, the book offers essential methodological tools & techniques for mapping HD. It sheds new light on a handful of statistical multivariate analysis and machine learning algorithms that are rarely used in the social sciences when dealing with HD, yet have sound mathematical and statistical bases. These techniques can be successfully used for predictive analysis in the earth & natural sciences, decision sciences and management disciplines, and are equally effective in terms of capturing, predicting and projecting the composite HD ‘landscape.’ This book will especially benefit two groups of readers: firstly, HD practitioners who want to find out ‘why some areas are doing better than others’ by exploring the complex interactions of spatially linked variables with different HD parameters. And secondly, practitioners in other branches of the social sciences who are not concerned with HD but are looking for ‘hands-on training’ with techniques they can apply in their respective field of spatial investigations.
Development Dramas
Author: Dia da Costa
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-12
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 1317810074
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book uses political theatre to trace the present-day protests in West Bengal against the Left government's acquisition of agricultural land for industrialisation to decades of public protest by the rural Bengali against an accumulated dispossession of meanings.
Striving for Sustainability
Author: Srikumar Chattopadhyay
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9788180692949
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book takes stock of Kerala's environmental decline as well as people's response towards possible alternatives that meet the basic criteria for sustainability.
Sustainable Urban Forms and Communities: Urban Geographies of Eastern India
Author: Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024-08-08
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1040114164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume discusses the patterns and trends of urbanization in West Bengal - one of the most urbanized states of India in the early part of the 20th Century. It focuses on the emerging urban landscapes of the state and neighbouring areas on building sustainable urban units and sustainable communities. The book explores the changing urban geographies of the emerging towns of the state and discusses how proper governance can help them to change into sustainable urban units. It presents the historical context of urbanization of West Bengal and traces the factors responsible for the urban primacy of the state. It discusses topics such as the development of the spatial patterns and urbanization, spatial trends of urban growth using remote sensing and GIS techniques, well-being and resilience in the urban society, impact of urbanization on the health status of its citizens, and decentralized governance for inclusive and sustainable development of cities. It also focuses on urban growth, land-use change and its impact on the urban environment. Based on empirical research, this book will be useful for students, teachers and researchers of geography, urban geography, urban studies, urban development and planning, regional planning urban sociology, politics, and urban economics. It will also be of interest to geographers, urban planners, community of geographers, professionals engaged in the discipline, and those interested in the urban geography of West Bengal and eastern India.
Population Dynamics in Contemporary South Asia
Author: Anuradha Banerjee
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-03-16
Total Pages: 459
ISBN-13: 9811516685
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book discusses the sequential development of population research in India, focusing on contemporary issues like demography, population studies, geography, sociology, urban studies and many more. It describes the problems related to the underdeveloped regions in India, Nepal and Bangladesh and includes tabular representations of the analyzed data as well as visual representations/illustrations in the form of graphs and maps. Further, it features fascinating case studies on primary field-research experiences. Presenting interdisciplinary contributions, the book is divided into four sections: the first part examines social issues related to health, while the second explores social sustainability, lifestyles, and cultural aspects. The third and fourth sections address migration and quality of life, respectively. The book is of interest to students studying demography, as well as researchers and policymakers in the fields of population studies, geography and sociology.
Democracy and Famine
Author: Olivier Rubin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1136865411
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamine is the most extreme manifestation of the existence of poverty, inequality and political apathy. Whereas poverty, hunger and diseases are not easily eradicated in the world today, famines are often perceived to be relatively simple to avert. However, the political incentives to prevent famines are not always present. Inspired by the work of Amartya Sen, whose influential hypothesis that democratic institutions together with a free press provide effective protection from famine, Democracy and Famine is a study combining qualitative and quantitative evidence, analysing the effect of democracy on famine prevention. The book’s overall framework moves from placing political systems at the heart of famine protection to look at the political processes involved. Using a case study based approach drawing on famines from India, Malawi and Niger; Democracy and Famine will be of interest to scholars and students of democracy, comparative politics and international relations.
West Bengal under the Left
Author: Rakhahari Chatterji
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-06-26
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1000586898
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book makes a critical analysis of West Bengal's Left Front regime (1977-2011) and explores the causes of its collapse under three sgments; inquiry into issues of political management; evaluation of various policy initiatives; and examination of development in civil society. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in South Asia.
