On pauperism in present and past
By: Jan Breman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New Delhi, India
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780199464814
Subjects: Rural poor; Poverty; Government policy; Poor laws; Armut; Strukturelle Arbeitslosigkeit; Sozialpolitik; Landbevölkerung; Sozialanthropologie
Description: Pauperism and pauperization are two of the most persistent and widespread phenomena in India. While a fierce debate rages on the line separating the poor from the non-poor, there is scant discussion on the huge mass of paupers - not less than one-fifth of the countrys population - living in destitution. Rural and urban case studies conducted in the state of Gujarat highlight the ordeal of these paupers, the non-labouring poor unable to take care of themselves, the migrant labour driven away from the village and back for lack of work, and an urban underclass redundant to demand, often experienced by the better-off as a nuisance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.