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Quiet Revolution - Industrialisation and welfare policy in rural Tamil Nadu

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Summary, in English

Tamil Nadu belongs to those parts of India, which have experienced considerable economic growth and economic and social development in the past 25 years. In our panel study of six villages in Karur and Tiruchirapalli districts, we have documented this development in various ways. The most important findings relate to a doubling of real incomes, rapid growth of non-farm incomes and a sharp reduction of inequality in terms of assets and income. The main driving forces behind these development is industrialisation reaching the villages and progressive state social policy interventions providing a safety net for poor people, which has drastically improved their life chances.

Department/s

Publishing year

2007

Language

Swedish

Pages

37-37

Publication/Series

Internasjonal Politikk

Volume

65

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt

Topic

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

Keywords

  • Tamil Nadu
  • panelstudie
  • landsbygd
  • ekonomisk utveckling
  • kvinnoemanicpation
  • politik
  • levnadsstandard
  • sociologi
  • sociology
  • Indien

Status

Published

Project

  • Social Mobility and Agrarian Transformation - An Indian case

Research group

  • Sustainability and Development Studies
  • Samhälle, utveckling och miljö

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0020-577X