Kerala: Economic Development, Education, land and migration

The book presents a bevy of papers on economic development of issues examined from spatial and Sectoral perspectives. The analyses range from the global to the local. Questions of equity- income distributions, conservation of the environment and gender justice- have received special attention. Equity questions are examined also in the national context with references to educational subsidies. Efficiency issues are discussed using the example of performance of the transport undertakings in the different states. Problems of economic development of the state of Kerala are discussed in several chapters. In a few cases such as taxation and agricultural production, the analysis is made in comparative setting. The other chapters deal with industrial stagnation, unemployment and poor performance of public sector enterprises and industrial cooperatives and also a chapter on People’s participation in Developing Planning in Kerala.