Rajasthan, the quest for sustainable development / editors, Vijay S. Vyas ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vyas, V. S.

Academic Foundation (New Delhi, India)

Institute of Development Studies (Jaipur, India)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--India--Rajasthan.

Sustainable development.

Rajasthan (India)--Economic conditions.

Rajasthan (India).

Rajasthan (India)--Social conditions.

India--Rajasthan.

Physical Description:

380 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Academic Foundation in association with the Institute of Development Studies, Rajasthan, 2007.

Summary:

Contributed articles.

Contents:

Introduction: The Journey, Milestones and Destinations / V.S. Vyas 17

I Land and Labour in Rajasthan

1 Natural Resource Use: Environmental Implications / M.S. Rathore 37

2 Land Use and Land Degradation in Rajasthan / K.N. Joshi 77

3 Stalled Demographic Transition: Implications for Sustainable Development / Devendra Kothari 101

4 Labour, Employment and Poverty / Sarthi Acharya, Vidya Sagar 129

II Dimensions of Economic Growth

5 Industrialisation in Rajasthan: Process and Pattern / Surjit Singh 159

6 Agricultural Development: Issues and Approaches / Vidya Sagar 205

7 Sustainable Livestock Development in Rajasthan: Some Issues / Sunil Ray 231

III Beyond Economics

8 Civil Society in Rajasthan: Initiative and Inhibitions / Pradeep Bhargava 257

9 Local Governance through Panchayati Raj / P.R. Sharma and Anita 283

10 Tracing the Journey: Reflections on Doing Women's Studies / Kanchan Mathur, Shobhita Rajagopal 305

11 NGOs and Academics / Jyotsana Rajvanshi 325

12 Rajasthan: A Mosaic of Culture / Varsha Joshi 347.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9788171886210

8171886213

OCLC:

181731435

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