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The north-eastern region of India has low per capita income despite a favourable land–man ratio, rich resource endowment, and a high potential for growth and development. The challenges are ...

The Organic Intellectual, Mystical Poetry, and Lineages of Indian Rationalism by Amit Chaudhuri, New Delhi: Westland Books, 2023; pp 71, `399.

Exploring the evolution of the informal economy within the System of National Accounts framework, the article discusses the classification of informal units and the challenges in data collection and ...

Urbanisation grows as agriculture recedes in importance and men begin to migrate in search of jobs. The city is unknown terrain because the rules of patriarchy do not work quite as well here and that ...

Drawing on longitudinal data from a Dalit-majority village in eastern Uttar Pradesh, change in household incomes is quantified and sources of income growth are identified. While household income has ...

The impact of prolonged economic slowdown, agrarian distress, demonetisation, the goods and services tax, and the COVID-19 pandemic on the rural workforce and earnings is examined. The determinants of ...

Writings from the Sundarbans edited by Indranil Acharya and Sayantan Dasgupta, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan Private Limited, 2023; pp 201, `690. The EPW produces independent and public-spirited ...

The consolidation of agricultural lands by dominant socio-economic groups is discussed in the context of contemporary debate on the land question by foregrounding market-led land transfers as a driver ...

Socio-economic, Labour, and Migration Trends from an Original Longitudinal Household Survey In a context marked by many structural changes and high inequalities, longitudinal studies appear to be ...

Understanding the dynamics of social networks is crucial for comprehending how communities adapt to social, economic, and technological changes. This paper analyses the evolution of village social ...