Poverty and Exclusion of Minorities in China and India [electronic resource] /
Bhalla, A.author.
Luo, D.author.
Muslim minorities in China and India form only a small fraction of their respective populations, yet as they principally live in troubled border states, they are of key strategic importance in the war on terror. In this global context, this book explores whether economics is more important than the suppression of rights in explaining social unrest.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures and Map; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Poverty, Ethnicity and Exclusion; Ethnicity, religion and caste; Ethnicity, caste and poverty; Ethnicity and social exclusion; Concluding remarks; 2 Minorities in China and India; Religious and ethnic minorities; Demographic profiles of selected minorities; Regional concentration of minorities; Affirmative action for minorities; A comparative perspective; 3 Poverty Incidence among Minorities; Poverty incidence in India; Poverty incidence in China; Poverty in the five Chinese autonomous regions
Anti-poverty programme for China's Western regionIndian anti-poverty programmes for minorities; 4 Inequalities and Access; Methodology for estimating income inequality; Empirical evidence of income inequality; Educational access and attainment; Health status and access to health care; Concluding remarks; 5 Minority Migrants; The extent of minority migration in China and India; CASS (2002) migration data for China; Income and employment of Chinese migrants; Poverty incidence among Indian migrants; Chinese migrants' perceptions of their well-being
6 Jammu and Kashmir (India) and Xinjiang (China)Jammu and Kashmir (India); Xinjiang (China); A comparative picture; Concluding remarks; 7 Minority Inclusion and Welfare; Political representation; Participation in public and private sectors; Local participation; The impact of inclusion on minority welfare; A China-India comparison; Concluding remarks; 8 Minorities in a Global Perspective; Muslim and Tibetan minorities in China and India; A global perspective; Xinjiang (China); Tibet (China); Kashmir (India); The impact of globalization on minorities; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Muslim minorities in China and India form only a small fraction of their respective populations, yet as they principally live in troubled border states, they are of key strategic importance in the war on terror. In this global context, this book explores whether economics is more important than the suppression of rights in explaining social unrest.
Asia-Economic conditions.
Development economics.
Economic policy.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Welfare economics.
Political economy.
Asian Economics.
Development Economics.
Economic Policy.
Regional/Spatial Science.
Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy.
International Political Economy.