How lives change : Palanpur, India, and development economics / Himanshu, Peter Lanjouw, and Nicholas Stern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Himanshu, 1972- author.

Lanjouw, Peter, author.

Stern, N. H. (Nicholas Herbert), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pālanpur (India)--Economic conditions.

Pālanpur (India).

Development economics.

Economic history.

India--Pālanpur.

Physical Description:

xiv, 501 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Contents:

1 The Study of Villages and the Understanding of Development: Building the Evidence p. 21

2 Palanpur: The Village through Seven Decades p. 48

3 India and Palanpur: A Story of Change p. 77

4 Theory and India p. 116

Part 2 Economy

5 Changing Activities, Changing Markets: Agriculture p. 161

6 Tenancy in Palanpur p. 196

7 Changing Activities, Changing Markets: Beyond Agriculture p. 238

8 Poverty, Inequality, and Mobility in Palanpur p. 299

Part 3 Society

9 Human Development: Education, Health, Public Services p. 349

10 Women: Possibilities and Constraints p. 379

11 Society and Politics: Inertia and Change p. 404

12 Future Prospects p. 427

13 Lessons for India, Policy, and the Economics of Development p. 446.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0198806507

9780198806509

OCLC:

1022781889