Decentralised Government and NGOs: Issues, Strategies and Ways Forward

by D. Rajasekhar

Overview

A tribe viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states, though some modem theorists hold that contemporary tribes can only be understood in terms of their relationship to states. Archaeologists continue to explore the development of pre-state tribes. Current research suggests that tribal structures constituted one type of adaptation to situations providing plentiful yet unpredictable resources. Such structures proved flexible enough to coordinate production and distribution of food in times of scarcity, without limiting or constraining people during times of surplus of world tribes. This includes comprehensive account of the socio cultural profile and development programmers of tribes of the world. An attempt has been made to include most of the tribes from the deferent parts of the world. This encyclopaedia will be much useful to students, teachers and scholars studying tribes in India and abroad.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789354398124
Publisher:	Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd.
Publication date:	06/30/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	684 KB

About the Author

D. Rajasekhar is a development economist based at the Institute for Social and Economic Change. Bangalore. He has published seven books and numerous articles in Indian and international journals on rural credit, NGO savings and credit programmes, interface belween ‘decentralised' government and NGOs, interface between government and NGOs, agrarian change and transformation, irrigation and rural dcvelopmen;. He is currently heading a project on Poverty Alleviation Strategies of NGOs, and working on the impact of micro-finance programmes on poverty and gender equality.