Poverty and exclusion of minorities in China and India / A.S. Bhalla and Dan Luo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bhalla, A. S.

Contributor:

Luo, Dan, 1983-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--China--Economic conditions.

Muslims--China--Social conditions.

Muslims--India--Social conditions.

Muslims.

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

India.

Muslims--India--Economic conditions.

Poverty--China.

Poverty.

China.

Poverty--India.

Poverty--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

xvii, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

Muslim minorities in China and India form only a small fraction of their respective populations. Yet as these minorities tend to be grouped in troubled border states, they are of key strategic importance in the context of the global war on terror. In this global context, this book compares the regions of Jammu and Kashmir in India and Xinjiang in China, examining the incidence of poverty in terms of low and unequal incomes and lack of access to education, health and other public services. The book argues that economic and social factors (poverty, unemployment, inequalities, discrimination and social alienation) are more important in explaining social discontent, unrest and violence than political and religious factors such as the suppression of religious freedom and cultural identity and the violation of basic human rights.

The global war on terror has diluted the domestic drive for self-determination for minorities in both China and India; their legitimate grievances are often confused with those of Islamic militants. The failures of the Chinese and Indian governments to address these grievances in the past may well have reinforced separatist tendencies. This book calls for a strategy to combine vigorous anti-poverty programmes with the prevention of extremist infiltration from abroad as the only way to peaceful development. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Poverty, Ethnicity and Exclusion 1

Ethnicity, religion and caste 2

Ethnicity, caste and poverty 8

Ethnicity and social exclusion 21

Concluding remarks 28

2 Minorities in China and India 30

Religious and ethnic minorities 31

Demographic profiles of selected minorities 43

Regional concentration of minorities 52

Affirmative action for minorities 55

A comparative perspective 61

3 Poverty Incidence among Minorities 63

Poverty incidence in India 63

Poverty incidence in China 72

Poverty in the five Chinese autonomous regions 78

Anti-poverty programme for China's Western region 84

Indian anti-poverty programmes for minorities 96

4 Inequalities and Access 98

Methodology for estimating income inequality 98

Empirical evidence of income inequality 101

Educational access and attainment 113

Health status and access to health care 131

Concluding remarks 144

5 Minority Migrants 147

The extent of minority migration in China and India 147

CASS (2002) migration data for China 154

Income and employment of Chinese migrants 155

Poverty incidence among Indian migrants 164

Chinese migrants' perceptions of their well-being 167

6 Jammu and Kashmir (India) and Xinjiang (China) 171

Jammu and Kashmir (India) 173

Xinjiang (China) 185

A comparative picture 201

Concluding remarks 203

7 Minority Inclusion and Welfare 206

Political representation 207

Participation in public and private sectors 218

Local participation 220

The impact of inclusion on minority welfare 225

A China-India comparison 230

Concluding remarks 232

8 Minorities in a Global Perspective 234

Muslim and Tibetan minorities in China and India 237

A global perspective 239

Xinjiang (China) 243

Tibet (China) 246

Kashmir (India) 251

The impact of globalization on minorities 255

Conclusion 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-294) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780230361010

0230361013

OCLC:

821268008