TY - BOOK AU - De, Utpal Kumar and Pal, Manoranjan and Bharati, Premananda TI - Inequality, Poverty and Development in India: Focus on the North Eastern Region SN - 9789811539800 U1 - R16.1 PY - 2017/// CY - Singapore PB - Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd N1 - Part I Inequality, Growth and Development Does Econoic Growth Increse Inequality ? An Empirical Analysis for Asean Countries, China and India ............3 Does Institutional Quality affect foreign Direct Investment ? A Panel Data Analysis ..........31 An Empirical Verification of Kuznets Hypothesis in India ........49 An inquiry into the dynamics of Inequality from the Perspective of Caste.......81 Can Horizontal Inequalities explain Ethnic conflicts ? A Case Study of Bodoland Terrirorial Area Districts of Assam ........97 Selection and Performance of Self-Help Groups in West Bengal: A Case Study ..........127 Financial Inclusion through kisan Credit Cards in Arunachal Pradesh - The Truth Behind Agreegating Numbers .......145 Insurance and Banking Habits Regulating Economic Stability of the People of Char Areas in Lower Assam ...........159 Institutional Barriers to Development in the State of Nagaland .........175 2. Poverty at State Level with Focus North East A Study of Multidimensional Poverty in Northeast India ........189 Poverty, Inequality and Relative Deprivation Among Northeasten States of India : Evedence from NSS......207 Deprivation of Women in Northeast India :An Exploratory Study .......223 Levels of Living in the North Eastern States of India .............237 Urban Poverty Reduction Through Local Governance in Nepal ...........265 Rural Poverty and Employment Guarantee Scheme : Reflections from West Bengal..........301 Poverty in Rural west Bengal: Trend over Four Decades ...........321 A Study on Spatial Statical Methos of Poverty and Sustainable Development of North-Eastern States of India .......337 Hunger, Goverance Failure and Its Outcome : An Analysis of the Historical Experience of the Mizo Hills District of Undivided Assam ..........351 Conflicts Leave a Trail of Poverty and Malnutrition : Evidences from Assam ..............363 3. Agricultural and Environmental Perspectives Integrating Management for Land- Water Ecosystem for Augmenting Productivity, Income, and Sustainable Livelihood .......385 Family Farming in Amazon: Solution to Food and Regional Competitiveness........407 Farm Growth in Northeast India and Its Effect on Poverty ........423 Socio-Economic and Environmental Performance Across North- Eastern States of India ...........443 Adaptability of Farmers in Assam Towards Extreme Climate effects.........465 Dynamics of Forest Resources......501 Is Indian Agriculture Shifting towards Feminisation.........513 ER -