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In February 2016, the Post Graduate and Research Department of Economics,
Muthurangam Government Arts College (Autonomous), Vellore, organized
two day national seminar on 'Economic Growth and Social Inequalities'.
This national seminar has a special significance because it was organized to celebrate the Golden Jubilee year of the college and economics department, which is a founding department of the college. Dr. Shanhanka Bhide, Professor and Director of Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS),
Chennai, inaugurated the seminar and delivered the keynote address. Late
Dr. S. Anand, Professor of Dr. Ambedkar Centre for Economic Studies,
University of Madras, Chennai, Dr. M.V. Srinivasan, Associate Professor at
National Council for Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, and Dr.
A. Xavier Susairaj, Associate Professor in Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur,
delivered special lectures at the inaugural session.
Table of Contents
SECTION I: ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
1. Inclusive Governance and Social Democracy: Towards Equitable
Development
Kathiresan Loganathan
2. Caste, Class, and Discrimination
K. Thirunavukkarasu
3. Hegemonising Technology: Indian Agriculture Since Independence
A.D. Gnanagurunathan
4. Urbanisation and Environmental Challenges: The Role of Good
Governance and Responsive Administration
T.C.Karthikheyan
5. Consumption Inequality in Pre- and Post-Reform Periods in India
P. Anbalagan
6. Economic Growth and Social Inequalities
M. V. Srinivasan
7. Economic Inequality and Poverty
Ulhas Bansode
8. Current Issues in Income Inequalities in India
V. Viji
9. Inequality Issues in India
R. Sampath
10. Structural Change and Sectorial Growth in Indian Economy
G. Perumal and P. Chennakrishnan
11. Agriculture Growth and Productivity Policies in India –
An Analysis
S. Rajeswari and R. Rajendiran
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12. Economic Development Programmes for Tribals in
Andhra Pradesh
Kamal Kumar Athota and Allu Gowri Sankar Rao
13. Utilisation of Reproductive Health Services by Tribals
in Pachamalai Hills of Tamil Nadu
R.P. Buvaneswari
14. Accessibility Microfinance and Economic Dynamic
Incentives: A Evidence from Jawadhu
Hills in Tamil Nadu
L.Kuppusamy
15. Role of SIDBI in Economic Reconstruction and
Poverty Eradication: A Case of Msmes in Uttar Pradesh 118
Shruti Kirti and Subasish Mohanty
16. Developmental Issues In Contemporary Assam
Moon Hussain
17. A Study on India Capital Markets
S. Sendil Kumar
SECTION II: LABOUR MARKET INEQUALITY
18. Economic Discrimination Among Religious Groups in India
V. Sivasankar And S. Hemanathan
19. Problems and Persecutions Faced by Girls Working in Textile
Shops Located in Tiruapttur Town of Vellore District
J. Jacob Stanley Inbaraj And R. Sankaran
20. Prevalence of Child Labour in Lock Industry of Aligarh District
of Uttar Pradesh
Vinod Sen and Nilu Khan
21. A Study of Women in the IT Sector in India
R. Bhawani and N. Suresh Babu
22. Inequalities Among Migrant Workers in India
S. Pavithra and N. Suresh Babu
23. An Emigrant Labour from Southern State:
Socio-Economic Development
G. Mani
24. Child Labour: A Serious Threat to Economic Development
in India
Gounder Rajendra
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25. Labour Market Inequalities in India: A New Perspective
Nidhi Srivastava
26. A Study on the Socio – Economic Conditions of Child Labour in
Tiruvarur Town
P. Ragu
27. Effectiveness of MGNREGS in Two Villages of Vellore District:
A Study
R. Annadurai
28. Right to Social Security, with Special Reference to Home-
Workers of Beedi Industry in Vellore District – A Study
B.S. Selvakumar and S. Arun Prithiviraj
SECTION III: GENDER INEQUALITY
29. Malayali Tribes in Tamil Nadu: Mythologies and
Realities in their Development Paradigm
Kathiresan Loganathan
30. Ethnicity, Identity and Social Exclusion in Northeast India
Ratna Huirem
31. A Comparative Analysis of Gender Inequality Among
BRICS Countries with Special Reference to India
S.Rajarajan
32. Gender Bias and Socio-Economic Problems of Women in India
P. Anbalagan and M. Lakshmipriya
33. Gender Issues and Human Development Index
M. Thirunavukkarasu
34. The Role of Education Sector In Removing Gender Inequality
M. Rajakumar
35. Gender Equality and Economic Development the Role
for Information and Communication Technologies
P. Tamilselvan and T. Sarathy
36. A Study on Role and Status on Women in Agriculture
Development
M. Kuppan and G. Yoganandham
37. Gender and Agriculture in India: Issues and Challenges
C.H. Thandava Krishna
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38. Women Entrepreneurship in India: Challenges and
Opportunities
K. Gopikala
39. A Study on Socio Economic Condition of Women
Entrepreneurship in Andhra Pradesh
S.K. Asha Begum
40. Implications for Regional Social, and Gender
Disparities in India: An Overview
A. Abdul Raheem and R. Rajesh Kanna