Social Development in Kerala: Illusion or Reality? (Soas Studies in Development Geography)

Social Development in Kerala: Illusion or Reality? (Soas Studies in Development Geography) image
ISBN-10:

0754612090

ISBN-13:

9780754612094

Edition: Condition vg. No dust jacket. 211pp. ISBN 07546120
Released: Jan 01, 2000
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd
Format: Hardcover, 211 pages
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Description:

There has been considerable academic interest in the innovative development programme taking place in Kerala, India. Much has been published on the specific "achievements" of the programme, such as literacy, health care, communication and demographic indicators. However, lurking beneath the surface are the harsh realities of chronic unemployment, poverty and deprivation among the elderly and weaker sections of the society, the oppression of women and the inefficiency of the government. These problems are revealed in this book through in-depth empirical research undertaken by a native Keralan. In the light of this material, this text questions whether the Kerala model of development should indeed be regarded as worth emulation.











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