Arun K Ghosh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4815850 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arun K Ghosh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arun K |
| FAMILY NAME | Ghosh |
| SIGNATURE | GHOSH A K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Social Change and Development |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2472-1841 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Diachronic Study of the Political Economy of Ranikhera Village in Delhi
This article highlights the changes that have taken place in the political economy of Ranikhera village between 1953 and 2008. Urbanisation is the key factor in transforming the village life. Agriculture has lost its traditional importance as a major source of livelihood. The social relations of production between the landowning Jajmans and landless servicing castes have been affected by opening up of new employment opportunities in the metropoli…
Indigenous Education at Crossroads
Changing livelihood pattern of slum dwellers in Delhi
The movement of inhabitants from a squatter settlement to a resettlement colony can be perceived as a rise in the status of slum dwellers. The slum dwellers of the resettlement colonies now have better housing with security of tenancy. Also, they earn more than before, both in relative and absolute terms. But relatively better income and better housing have failed to bring about substantial change in living standards. The author examines the issu…
Cooperative movement and rural development in India
On attainment of independence, the country decided to build its economics base in a planned manner. The cooperative sector was given due importance as a third sector which could act as a balancing factor by eliminating the drawbacks of the public and private sectors. Except for a few successful cooperatives, the cooperative movement in India has failed to bring about a transformation of the rural economy. Some theoretical issues on cooperative de…
The Gender Gap in Literacy and Education among the Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand and West Bengal
This article focuses on the gender gap in literacy and education among the Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand and West Bengal as measured by the gender disparity index. The female literacy rates among the Ho and Mahali in Jharkhand and the Lodha in West Bengal are low, with high gender disparity, as compared with other tribes. The gender disparities among most of the tribes tend to increase at the higher level of school education. The article also ana…
Tribal Communities and Social Change
Sociology of poverty
The gradual shift from material deprivation to social deprivation has broadened the concept of poverty. This provides scope for further refining the concept, to which sociologists can contribute substantially. While British and American sociologists are working on poverty as a core issue, Indian sociologists have left poverty studies to the exclusive domain of economists and statisticians
Improving People's Lives
Globalization and its discontents
A brief note on literacy and education in West Bengal
West Bengal is relatively well placed in terms of literacy and education as compared to the other States of India. Data for 1998-99 show, however, that while enrolment at the primary level was as high as 94%, the enrolment ratio declines sharply to 51% at the middle level. By comparison, a well performing State like Himachal Pradesh shows a far more modest corresponding decline, from 92% to 84%. In both West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, enrolment…
Female literacy and social development
The achievements of various States in the spheres of female literacy and other social development facets show that social development indicators like life expectancy and infant mortality are closely linked to the level of female literacy-the higher the female literacy rate, the lower is the infant mortality rate and the higher the life expectancy; conversely, the lower the female literacy rate, the higher is the infant mortality rate and the lowe…
Equality and Universality
Social dimensions of economic development
It is now recognised that the basic objective of economic development is the expansion of human capabilities. There are important non-economic factors such as education, health and nutrition which can enhance human capabilities and consequently promote economic growth. If a large section of population particularly weaker sections is deprived of the capabilities because of illiteracy, ill health and malnourishment, thus the opportunities offered b…
Economics of Amartya Sen
Antinomies of Society
Globalization and WTO
Measuring bustee environment in Calcutta
Economic Adjustment
An assessment of two squatter settlements
Industrial Policy and the Economy
Price Movements and Fluctuations in Economic Activity (1860-1947)
Cyclical Trends in Indian Agriculture 1861-1913
The Gender Gap in Literacy and Education among the Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand and West Bengal
This article focuses on the gender gap in literacy and education among the Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand and West Bengal as measured by the gender disparity index. The female literacy rates among the Ho and Mahali in Jharkhand and the Lodha in West Bengal are low, with high gender disparity, as compared with other tribes. The gender disparities among most of the tribes tend to increase at the higher level of school education. The article also ana…
Changing livelihood pattern of slum dwellers in Delhi
The movement of inhabitants from a squatter settlement to a resettlement colony can be perceived as a rise in the status of slum dwellers. The slum dwellers of the resettlement colonies now have better housing with security of tenancy. Also, they earn more than before, both in relative and absolute terms. But relatively better income and better housing have failed to bring about substantial change in living standards. The author examines the issu…
Female literacy and social development
The achievements of various States in the spheres of female literacy and other social development facets show that social development indicators like life expectancy and infant mortality are closely linked to the level of female literacy-the higher the female literacy rate, the lower is the infant mortality rate and the higher the life expectancy; conversely, the lower the female literacy rate, the higher is the infant mortality rate and the lowe…
Social dimensions of economic development
It is now recognised that the basic objective of economic development is the expansion of human capabilities. There are important non-economic factors such as education, health and nutrition which can enhance human capabilities and consequently promote economic growth. If a large section of population particularly weaker sections is deprived of the capabilities because of illiteracy, ill health and malnourishment, thus the opportunities offered b…
Cyclical Trends in Indian Agriculture 1861-1913
Price Movements and Fluctuations in Economic Activity (1860-1947)
Industrial Policy and the Economy
An assessment of two squatter settlements
Measuring bustee environment in Calcutta
Economic Adjustment
Globalization and WTO
Social dimensions of economic development
It is now recognised that the basic objective of economic development is the expansion of human capabilities. There are important non-economic factors such as education, health and nutrition which can enhance human capabilities and consequently promote economic growth. If a large section of population particularly weaker sections is deprived of the capabilities because of illiteracy, ill health and malnourishment, thus the opportunities offered b…
Economics of Amartya Sen
Antinomies of Society
A brief note on literacy and education in West Bengal
West Bengal is relatively well placed in terms of literacy and education as compared to the other States of India. Data for 1998-99 show, however, that while enrolment at the primary level was as high as 94%, the enrolment ratio declines sharply to 51% at the middle level. By comparison, a well performing State like Himachal Pradesh shows a far more modest corresponding decline, from 92% to 84%. In both West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, enrolment…
Female literacy and social development
The achievements of various States in the spheres of female literacy and other social development facets show that social development indicators like life expectancy and infant mortality are closely linked to the level of female literacy-the higher the female literacy rate, the lower is the infant mortality rate and the higher the life expectancy; conversely, the lower the female literacy rate, the higher is the infant mortality rate and the lowe…
Equality and Universality
Improving People's Lives
Globalization and its discontents
Sociology of poverty
The gradual shift from material deprivation to social deprivation has broadened the concept of poverty. This provides scope for further refining the concept, to which sociologists can contribute substantially. While British and American sociologists are working on poverty as a core issue, Indian sociologists have left poverty studies to the exclusive domain of economists and statisticians
Tribal Communities and Social Change
Cooperative movement and rural development in India
On attainment of independence, the country decided to build its economics base in a planned manner. The cooperative sector was given due importance as a third sector which could act as a balancing factor by eliminating the drawbacks of the public and private sectors. Except for a few successful cooperatives, the cooperative movement in India has failed to bring about a transformation of the rural economy. Some theoretical issues on cooperative de…
The Gender Gap in Literacy and Education among the Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand and West Bengal
This article focuses on the gender gap in literacy and education among the Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand and West Bengal as measured by the gender disparity index. The female literacy rates among the Ho and Mahali in Jharkhand and the Lodha in West Bengal are low, with high gender disparity, as compared with other tribes. The gender disparities among most of the tribes tend to increase at the higher level of school education. The article also ana…
Indigenous Education at Crossroads
Changing livelihood pattern of slum dwellers in Delhi
The movement of inhabitants from a squatter settlement to a resettlement colony can be perceived as a rise in the status of slum dwellers. The slum dwellers of the resettlement colonies now have better housing with security of tenancy. Also, they earn more than before, both in relative and absolute terms. But relatively better income and better housing have failed to bring about substantial change in living standards. The author examines the issu…
A Diachronic Study of the Political Economy of Ranikhera Village in Delhi
This article highlights the changes that have taken place in the political economy of Ranikhera village between 1953 and 2008. Urbanisation is the key factor in transforming the village life. Agriculture has lost its traditional importance as a major source of livelihood. The social relations of production between the landowning Jajmans and landless servicing castes have been affected by opening up of new employment opportunities in the metropoli…
Economics (19 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Development economics (10 works) · Economic growth (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Socioeconomics (8 works) · Social and Economic Development in India (6 works) · Population (5 works) · Agriculture (4 works)