Social development in Kerala
Subtitle: illusion or reality?
By: Sundar Ramanathaiyer, Stewart MacPherson.
Contributors: MacPherson, Stewart.
Series: SOAS studies in development geography
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Aldershot; Burlington USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Social change -- India -- Kerala.; Social structure -- India -- Kerala -- History.; Kerala (India) -- Social conditions.
Description: "There has been considerable academic interest in the innovative development programme taking place in Kerala, India. Much has been published on the specific 'achievements' of the programme, such as literacy, health care, communication and demographic indicators. However, lurking beneath the surface are the harsh realities of chronic unemployment, poverty and deprivation among the elderly and weaker sections of the society, the oppression of women and the inefficiency of the Government. These problems are revealed in this book through in-depth empirical research undertaken by a native Keralan. In light of this new material, this book questions whether the Kerala model of development should indeed be regarded as worth emulation."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-208) index.