{"product_id":"gujarat-copy-1","title":"Development Narratives","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"display\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"yourdiv\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"display_right\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTamil Nadu projects several important positive dimensions. Among them, from a development perspective, stand out: dynamic entrepreneurial class; well developed educational system; efficient administrative system; impressive and long history of advancement of the backward classes; continuing emphasis on social safety nets for the people; spread of industries in clusters and avoidance of concentration in a few locations; close attention to state autonomy and adherence to the federal principle especially after the mid-sixties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a result of industries getting spread—including most recently the IT sector—Tamil Nadu has avoided the diseconomies of concentration in a few locations. Also being a highly urbanised state, this has provided the poor with a supplement to other social safety nets. It should cause no surprise that Tamil Nadu is a front ranking state in terms of economic growth as well as concern for social welfare. And in this respect upholds the legacy it has as one of the pioneers in the uplift of the weaker sections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe papers in this volume highlight significant trends and development in: population, labour force and employment, agriculture and irrigation, industrial development, social sectors and environment. The papers are a mix of the descriptive and the analytical. This collection, like most research, raises more questions than it offers solution for. If it provokes further thought and hopefully results in some pointers for future policy, the effort to put it together would not be unrequited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eV.K. Natraj\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudied economics in the University of Mysore and University of Oxford. He worked for three decades in the University of Mysore, where he was Professor of Development Studies in the Institute of Development Studies. After retirement, he was Director, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. He had a close association with the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex UK. His fields of interest are: decentralisation, panchayat raj institutions and positive discrimination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.Vaidyanathan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoccupies a pre-eminent place in the field of academic research as well as policy making. His contributions to irrigation and water management are hailed for their originality.  He has worked for the National Council for Applied Academic Research, Planning Commission, Centre for Development Studies and the Madras Institute of Development Studies. Apart from this, he was associated with the FAO and the World Bank.  In recent times, he chaired a committee to frame a plan for restructuring ICSSR and also for revitalising rural cooperative societies. His papers include several which incisively examine India’s growth record and in particular focus on some puzzles it exhibits. One of his interests focuses on the use of Census data for gleaning socioeconomic inferences about rural India in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContributors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP. Anbazhagan • P. Balasubramanian • J. Jeyaranjan • Vinish Kathuria • K.S. Kavi Kumar • G.K. Mini • K. Nagaraj • V.K. Natraj (co-editor) • S. Neelakantan • Meenakshi Rajeev • P. Geetha Rani • T.K. Sundari Ravindran R. Srinivasan • A. Vaidyanathan (co-editor) • Brinda Viswanathan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e List of Tables and Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAbout the Editors\/Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePopulation, Labour Force and Employment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e1.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFertility Decline in the Southern States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eK. NAGARAJ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e2.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTrend and Pattern of Employment in Tamil Nadu: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSome Recent Trends, 1980s versus 1990s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBRINDA VISWANATHAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e3.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSocioeconomic Characteristics of \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTamil Nadu Villages 2001\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA. VAIDYANATHAN \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAgriculture and Irrigation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e4.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDeclining Significance of Agriculture in \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTamil Nadu: An Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eS. NEELAKANTAN  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e5.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGroundwater Irrigation in Tamil Nadu 1970-1990:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCharacteristics and Impact\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eP. ANBAZHAGAN \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e6.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChanges in Amaravathi Basin with Special \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReference to Karur Region\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eS. NEELAKANTAN \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndustry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e7.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIndustrial Development in Tamil Nadu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVINISH KATHURIA \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e8.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIT Industry in Tamil Nadu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMEENAKSHI RAJEEV \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e9.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBusiness Establishments in Tamil Nadu:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eExploratory Findings from Economic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCensus Surveys 1990, 1998 and 2005\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eR. SRINIVASAN \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Sectors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e10.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eInequities in Health in Tamil Nadu: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA Study of Dharmapuri District\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eT.K. SUNDARI RAVINDRAN,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eP. BALASUBRAMANIAN and G.K. MINI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e11.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChanging Landscape of Higher Education \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Tamil Nadu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eP. GEETHA RANI \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e12.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGlobalisation and the Social Sector:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAn Analysis of the Tamil Nadu Case\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eV.K. NATRAJ and J. JEYARANJAN \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnvironment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e13.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eState of Environment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eK.S. 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