Punjab society
Subtitle: perspectives and challenges
By: edited by M.S. Gill.
Contributors: Gill, Manmohan Singh.
Publisher: Concept Pub. Co.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
Subjects: Punjab (India) -- Social conditions.; Punjab (India) -- Economic conditions.
Description: Contributed articles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Contemporary Punjab : a brief introduction / Surinder S. Jodhka; title: The scheduled castes in contemporary Punjab / Surinder S. Jodhka; title: Socio-cultural correlates of low sex ratio in Punjab / Malkit Kaur; title: Higher education in Punjab / Sukhdev Singh; title: Urbanisation in Punjab : pattern and development / R.S. Sandhu and Jasmeet Sandhu; title: Reservation and protective justice / Manmohan S. Gill; title: Green revolution and changing village social organization / Manmohan S. Gill; title: Dynamics of caste-land relations : a case study / Manmohan S. Gill; title: Agricultural cooperative service societies and rural development / Sukhdev Singh; title: Milk co-operatives vis-á-vis rural development / S.S. Chahal and B.K. Aggarwal; title: Implications of WTO for agriculture / R.S. Bawa and P.S. Raikhy; title: Challenges of agricultural research in Punjab in the WTO regime / Vikram Chadha; title: Role of institutional finance and government investments in capital formation of Punjab agriculture / M.K. Sekhon and; title: Parminder Kaur; title: Commission agents in rural setting : a socio-economic analysis / M.S. Gill and Rupinder Kaur; title: Tenancy and demand for agricultural credit : evidence from border village in Punjab; title: Socio-economic adversities of farmers : a case study of Muktsar District / Sukhdev Singh and Mandeep Kaur; title: Financing of weaker sections : experience with regional rural banks in Punjab / Sajla Kalra and Karam Singh; title: Political empowerment of women : lessons from municipal corporations of Punjab and Chandigarh / Rajesh Gill; title: Women empowerment through watershed development in Punjab / Karam Singh, Nirmal Singh and Rachhpal Singh; title: Rural development and women : visibly changing lifestyle and invisible hands / Kumool Abbi; title: Women empowerment through labour participation in industrial sector / Harnek Singh and M.K. Dhillon; title: Women and society : empowering through work / M.S. Gill; title: Development, environment and society / M.S. Gill; title: Pesticides, environment, and society :; title: issues and options / Balwinder Singh and G.S. Dhaliwal; title: Status of stakeholders in wildlife-protected areas : a case study of Harike Bird Sanctuary / Anish Dua and Chander Parkash; title: Dimensions of drug-addicts : a comparative analysis / B.K. Aggarwal, Shalini Sharma and Nisha Dua.