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Understanding Livelihoods in Rural India: Diversity, Change and Exclusion ( Policy Guidance Sheets... )
Livelihood Diversification and Non-Timber Forest Products in Orissa : Wider Lessons on the Scope for Policy Change? N.C. Saxena, August 2003	(375 KB)
Seasonal Migration for Livelihoods in India: Coping, Accumulation and Exclusion Priya Deshingkar and Daniel Start, August 2003	(175KB)
Out of Reach: Local Politics and the Distribution of Development Funds in Madhya Pradesh. by Vikas Singh, Bhupendra Gehlot, Daniel Start, Craig Johnson May 2003	226 KB
Trends and Prospects for Poverty Reduction in Rural India: Context and Options., by N.C. Saxena and John Farrington May 2003	367KB
Seasonal Labour Migration in Rural Nepal : A Preliminary Overview, by Gerard J. Gill May 2003	3.617KB
Decentralisation in India : Poverty, Politics and Panchayati Raj by Craig Johnson Department of Political Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, February 2003	371KB
Democratic Process and Electoral Politics in Andhra Pradesh, India, by Suri K.C.	(683 KB)
Caste, Class and Social Articulation in Andhra Pradesh, India: Mapping Differential Regional Trajectories, by Srinivasulu K.	(518 KB)
Indian Public Expenditures on Social Sector and Poverty Alleviation Programmes during the 1990s, by Shariff A., Ghosh P.K. and Mondal, S.K.	(582 KB)
Moving Mud, Shifting Soil: Change and Development in Wage Labour Livelihoods in Uttar Pradesh, India, by Ruthven O.	(294 KB)
Reaching the Poor: The Influence of Policy and Administrative Processes on the Implementation of Government Poverty Schemes in India, by Nayak R. Saxena, N.C. and Farrington, J.	(441 KB)
Welfare Policies and Politics: A Study of Three Government Interventions in Andhra Pradesh, India, by Mooij J.	(435 KB)
Information Communication Technologies and Governance: The Gyandoot Experiment in Dhar District of Madhya Pradesh, India, by Jafri A., Dongre A., Tripathi V.N., Aggrawal A. & Shrivastava S.	(272 KB)
Decentralisation in Madhya Pradesh, India: from Panchayati Raj to Gram Swaraj (1995 to 2001), by Behar A. and Kumar Y.	(413 KB)
Diversification and Livelihood Options : A study of two villages in Andhra Pradesh, India 1975-2001	(269 KB)
National Workshop on "RURAL LIVELIHOODS FUTURES" : A Report Venue: India Habitat Centre, New DelhiThursday 17 – Saturday 19 October 2002
Food For Work in Andhra Pradesh: What Lessons After The Storm? ( An article* published in "The Hindu" on the 5th of December 2002)*
Smart Governance : Politics in the Policy Process in Andhra Pradesh, India......A draft working paper, by Jos Mooij	(157 KB)
Peoples’ Social Movements : An Alternative Perspective on Forest Management in India...... October 2002 by Amitabh Behar, Overseas Development Institute,	(283 KB)
A Study of Micro-diversification Pattern of Livelihoods in Andhra Pradesh : Case Studies
User Committees : A Potentially Damaging Second Wave of Decentralization by James Manor, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex	(100 KB)
Poverty Reduction in Andhra Pradesh : The Real Concerns by Priya Deshingkar and Craig Jhonson	(27 KB)
Democratic Process and Electoral Politics in Andhra Pradesh By K.C.Suri , Department of Political Science & Public Administration Nagarjuna University, Guntur, AP (A draft ODI working paper)	(93KB)
Democratic Decentralisation in two Indian States : Past and Present By James Manor, (A draft note)	(389KB)
Rights, claims and capture : Understanding the politics of pro-poor policy :- by Craig Johnson and Daniel Start ,Rural Policy and Environment Group, Overseas Development Institute. (An ODI working paper, also available at www.odi.org.uk )	(367 KB)
Local Democracy, Democratic Decentralization and Rural Development: Theories, Challenges and Options for Policy by Craig Johnson ,Rural Policy and Environment Group, Overseas Development Institute :- ( From Development Policy Review, Volume 19 (4), 2001, a special issue on Rethinking Rural Development)	(88 KB)
The Rise and Fall of the Rural Nonfarm Economy: Poverty Impacts and Policy Options by Daniel Start ,Rural Policy and Environment Group, Overseas Development Institute:- ( From Development Policy Review, Volume 19 (4), 2001, a special issue on Rethinking Rural Development)	(136 KB)
Safety Nets and Opportunity Ladders : Addressing Vulnerability and Enhancing Productivity in South Asia by Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex ( An ODI working paper, also available at www.odi.org.uk)	(213KB)
Pro-Poor growth in India : What do we know about the employment effects of growth 1980-2000 ? A working paper by S.Mahendra Dev, Director, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad. ( An ODI working paper, also available at www.odi.org.uk)	(155 KB)
Policy, Implementation and Impact : A Desk Review and Research Agenda for Studying Livelihood-Focused Schemes in Madhya Pradesh A working paper by Vikas Singh and Sandeep Dikshit, Sanket, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Edited by Radhika Nayak (A draft ODI working paper)	( 339 KB)