Punjab Society: Perspectives and ChallengesManmohan Singh Gill Based On The Data Gathered From Field-Work And Secondary Sources, This Book Vividly Describes The Ground Realities Of An Agrarian Society Like That Of Punjab, Which Is Rapidly Transforming Itself In Terms Of Needs, Aspirations And Socio-Economic Perceptions Of The People. |
Contents
A Brief Introduction | 3 |
The Scheduled Castes in Contemporary Punjab | 26 |
SocioCultural Correlates of Low Sex Ratio in Punjab | 43 |
Higher Education in Punjab | 56 |
Pattern and Development | 71 |
Reservation and Protective Justice | 83 |
Green Revolution and Changing Village Social Organization | 97 |
A Case Study | 106 |
A SocioEconomic | 176 |
Evidence | 197 |
A Case Study | 205 |
Experience with Regional Rural | 219 |
Lessons from Municipal | 233 |
Women Empowerment Through Watershed Development | 254 |
Visibly Changing Lifestyle | 270 |
Women Empowerment Through Labour Participation | 291 |
Agricultural Cooperative Service Societies and Rural | 121 |
Milk Cooperatives VisáVis Rural Development | 133 |
Implications of WTO for Agriculture | 142 |
Challenges of Agricultural Research in Punjab | 160 |
Role of Institutional Finance and Government Investments | 167 |
Empowering Through Work | 300 |
Development Environment and Society | 313 |
Issues and Options | 322 |
A Case | 339 |
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