Surinder Kumar is Director of the Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. Formerly, RBI Chair Professor at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh.C S Verma is Senior Fellow at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. Formerly, a journalist for the National Herald, New Delhi.Prashant K Trivedi is Associate Professor at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. Formerly, Review Editor of Social Change.

• Preface, IntroductionSection I: State, Market and Globalization1. The Poverty of ‘Mainstream Economics’Prabhat Patnaik2. Qualitative Indicators of Development: Beyond Exclusive GDP-centricityKamal Nayan Kabra3. Can Capitalism Survive the Rapid Advances in Automation?: A Comparison with Thomas Piketty’s ArgumentV. Upadhyay4. The Rise of the Neoliberal State: A Marxian ApproachParamjit Singh and Balwinder Singh TiwanaSection II: Rural Society and Agrarian Change5. Can Small Farmers Survive in Agriculture? A Study in South Indian VillagesR.V. Ramana Murthy6. Neoliberal Discourse on Land Reforms and Women’s Land Rights in IndiaPrashant K. Trivedi and Arathi P.M.7. Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture: Approaches, Extent and DimensionsSanatan Nayak and Surendra Singh8. Aggressive Capitalist Development, Displacement of Tribals and Tribal Protests in Odisha in the Era of Liberalization (1991-2011)Arun K. JanaSection III: Participatory Democracy and Governance9. Globalization and Employment Trends in India: An AnalysisSukhdev Singh, Balwinder Singh Tiwana and Jasdeep Singh Toor10. India’s Hand-knotted Carpet Industry in the Post-Reforms Era: Export Performances and ChallengesAmit K. Giri and S.P. Singh11. Quality of Governance in the Sub-National Governments in IndiaNagendra Kumar Maurya and Sapna Singh12. Political Economy of Regulation and Electricity Service to the Poor in IndiaC.S. VermaSection IV: Gender, Development and Disparities13. Dalit Assertion and Empowerment: A Regional PerspectiveB.N. Prasad14. Trends in Occupational Gender Segregation in IndiaTushar Agrawal and Ankush Agrawal15. Regional Income Disparities and Convergence in India: A Study of Pre and Post-Reforms PeriodsNaresh Singla and Munish Kumar16. Financial Inclusion and Banking Sector: Issues and Challenges for GovernanceS. Sudhakar Babu17. Evolution of Altruism: A Study with School Children in IndiaMonami Sinha, Sujoy Chakravarty and V. UpadhayayContributors 386

Surinder Kumar is Director of the Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. Formerly, RBI Chair Professor at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh.C S Verma is Senior Fellow at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. Formerly, a journalist for the National Herald, New Delhi.Prashant K Trivedi is Associate Professor at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. Formerly, Review Editor of Social Change.

• Preface, IntroductionSection I: State, Market and Globalization1. The Poverty of ‘Mainstream Economics’Prabhat Patnaik2. Qualitative Indicators of Development: Beyond Exclusive GDP-centricityKamal Nayan Kabra3. Can Capitalism Survive the Rapid Advances in Automation?: A Comparison with Thomas Piketty’s ArgumentV. Upadhyay4. The Rise of the Neoliberal State: A Marxian ApproachParamjit Singh and Balwinder Singh TiwanaSection II: Rural Society and Agrarian Change5. Can Small Farmers Survive in Agriculture? A Study in South Indian VillagesR.V. Ramana Murthy6. Neoliberal Discourse on Land Reforms and Women’s Land Rights in IndiaPrashant K. Trivedi and Arathi P.M.7. Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture: Approaches, Extent and DimensionsSanatan Nayak and Surendra Singh8. Aggressive Capitalist Development, Displacement of Tribals and Tribal Protests in Odisha in the Era of Liberalization (1991-2011)Arun K. JanaSection III: Participatory Democracy and Governance9. Globalization and Employment Trends in India: An AnalysisSukhdev Singh, Balwinder Singh Tiwana and Jasdeep Singh Toor10. India’s Hand-knotted Carpet Industry in the Post-Reforms Era: Export Performances and ChallengesAmit K. Giri and S.P. Singh11. Quality of Governance in the Sub-National Governments in IndiaNagendra Kumar Maurya and Sapna Singh12. Political Economy of Regulation and Electricity Service to the Poor in IndiaC.S. VermaSection IV: Gender, Development and Disparities13. Dalit Assertion and Empowerment: A Regional PerspectiveB.N. Prasad14. Trends in Occupational Gender Segregation in IndiaTushar Agrawal and Ankush Agrawal15. Regional Income Disparities and Convergence in India: A Study of Pre and Post-Reforms PeriodsNaresh Singla and Munish Kumar16. Financial Inclusion and Banking Sector: Issues and Challenges for GovernanceS. Sudhakar Babu17. Evolution of Altruism: A Study with School Children in IndiaMonami Sinha, Sujoy Chakravarty and V. UpadhayayContributors 386

Surinder Kumar is Director of the Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. Formerly, RBI Chair Professor at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh.C S Verma is Senior Fellow at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. Formerly, a journalist for the National Herald, New Delhi.Prashant K Trivedi is Associate Professor at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. Formerly, Review Editor of Social Change.

• Preface, IntroductionSection I: State, Market and Globalization1. The Poverty of ‘Mainstream Economics’Prabhat Patnaik2. Qualitative Indicators of Development: Beyond Exclusive GDP-centricityKamal Nayan Kabra3. Can Capitalism Survive the Rapid Advances in Automation?: A Comparison with Thomas Piketty’s ArgumentV. Upadhyay4. The Rise of the Neoliberal State: A Marxian ApproachParamjit Singh and Balwinder Singh TiwanaSection II: Rural Society and Agrarian Change5. Can Small Farmers Survive in Agriculture? A Study in South Indian VillagesR.V. Ramana Murthy6. Neoliberal Discourse on Land Reforms and Women’s Land Rights in IndiaPrashant K. Trivedi and Arathi P.M.7. Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture: Approaches, Extent and DimensionsSanatan Nayak and Surendra Singh8. Aggressive Capitalist Development, Displacement of Tribals and Tribal Protests in Odisha in the Era of Liberalization (1991-2011)Arun K. JanaSection III: Participatory Democracy and Governance9. Globalization and Employment Trends in India: An AnalysisSukhdev Singh, Balwinder Singh Tiwana and Jasdeep Singh Toor10. India’s Hand-knotted Carpet Industry in the Post-Reforms Era: Export Performances and ChallengesAmit K. Giri and S.P. Singh11. Quality of Governance in the Sub-National Governments in IndiaNagendra Kumar Maurya and Sapna Singh12. Political Economy of Regulation and Electricity Service to the Poor in IndiaC.S. VermaSection IV: Gender, Development and Disparities13. Dalit Assertion and Empowerment: A Regional PerspectiveB.N. Prasad14. Trends in Occupational Gender Segregation in IndiaTushar Agrawal and Ankush Agrawal15. Regional Income Disparities and Convergence in India: A Study of Pre and Post-Reforms PeriodsNaresh Singla and Munish Kumar16. Financial Inclusion and Banking Sector: Issues and Challenges for GovernanceS. Sudhakar Babu17. Evolution of Altruism: A Study with School Children in IndiaMonami Sinha, Sujoy Chakravarty and V. UpadhayayContributors 386