Globalization, which has swept through all nations of the world, has brought about tremendous economic changes in India. But, its effect is experienced differently by various sections of Indian society. This book looks at the impact of globalization on the tribal people in Kerala, who are the most undeveloped and marginalized group in the state. The book studies their livelihood â?? including employment and the availability of essential commodities â?? and their socio-cultural life â?? including their cultural and religious practices, health, education, and women's issues. It also provides a look at land alienation and the organizational struggle for land, and offers strategies to counter the negative impact of globalization on tribals.

"There has been much talk and euphoria over the buzz words like globalisation, liberalisation and marketisation. Ironically, all of these centre round the economic dimension of the reforms. Hardly any effort has been made to deal with the impact of techno-capitalism on the tribal sustenance economy. The tribals, who have mainly been confined to hills and forests, have now sought their absorption into the regional and national mainstream. The present work is a new approach to the study of tribal culture through techno-capitalism resulting from globalisation. Through this study of weekly markets of south Rajasthan, the author links the tribal sustenance economy to global consumerism."

Contributed articles.

With special reference to Bastar District in southern Madhya Pradesh of India on new economic policy.

Economic globalisation is one of the guiding paradigms of the twenty-first century. The challenge it implies for human rights is fundamental, and key questions have up to now received no satisfying answers. How can human rights protect human dignity when economic globalisation has an adverse impact on local living conditions? How should human rights evolve in response to a global economy in which non-statal actors are decisive forces? Economic Globalisation and Human Rights was originally published in 2007, and sets out to assess these and other questions to ensure that, as economic globalisation intensifies, human rights take up the central and crucial position that they deserve. Using a multidisciplinary methodology, leading scholars reflect on issues such as the need for global ethics, the localisation of human rights, the role of human rights in WTO law, and efforts to make international economic organisations more accountable and multinational corporations more socially responsible.

This powerful, unsettling book gives us a rare glimpse behind the closed doors of global financial institutions by the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics. When it was first published, this national bestseller quickly became a touchstone in the globalization debate. Renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz had a ringside seat for most of the major economic events of the last decade, including stints as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and chief economist at the World Bank. Particularly concerned with the plight of the developing nations, he became increasingly disillusioned as he saw the International Monetary Fund and other major institutions put the interests of Wall Street and the financial community ahead of the poorer nations. Those seeking to understand why globalization has engendered the hostility of protesters in Seattle and Genoa will find the reasons here. While this book includes no simple formula on how to make globalization work, Stiglitz provides a reform agenda that will provoke debate for years to come. Rarely do we get such an insider's analysis of the major institutions of globalization as in this penetrating book. With a new foreword for this paperback edition.

Review of tribal economic development with special reference to Orissa and India in general.