Contributed articles presented at a conference.

The constraints, challenges, and future of the state of Karnataka are addressed in this comprehensive reference engaging a gamut of issues relevant to the state, including the real estate and financial sectors, regional disparities, human and social development, environmental sustainability, and governance. The concluding chapters are dedicated to forming a vision for the state’s future development.

Includes study of the statistics of the place.

Focusing on the nature and politics of chronic poverty in India, this book provides an analysis of poverty reduction policies from a chronic poverty perspective. Using quantitative and qualitative data, the volume offers an account of the major causes and consequences of chronic poverty. Among other concerns the book explores: the phenomenon of chronic poverty among rural casual labourers; the effect of involuntary displacement and relocation on marginal groups that are chronically poor; the opportunities afforded by technology for empowerment of the poor and the underprivileged; and possible ways and means to strengthen existing safety nets for the vulnerable section of India′s population.

Education is the most important element in the development of any community. The role of education as an investment in human resources has been increasingly recognized in all countries. For all-round development of the Indian society the importance of educational development of general masses is a well-established fact universally accepted. Social and religious reformers in India realised the importance of education and worked for the educational uplift of the people throughout the ages.Education also economically helps the people to understand and expand their mental faculty to learn modern jobs skills and technology in production process. The complete universalisation of school education is also very essential for promoting socio-cultural development and it enhances the overall quality of life of people.