Dynamics of Difference Inequality and Transformation in Rural India

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This original conceptualization provides insights into the role of inequality in the processes of change in rural India. It presents in-depth analyses and understanding of the nature and form of inequality and its causes and consequences. The volume examines interpersonal intergroup and intrapersonal inequalities in the country’s rural transformation. Through research based on ethnographic primary survey and secondary data methods this multidimensional study discusses key themes such as normative and descriptive inequalities; class caste and other identities; economic poverty; educational poverty; poverty in health; gendered poverty; inequality and power; the impact of migration; ethical issues and vulnerabilities; and suicidal consequences of inequality. It builds cohesive arguments based on the development of several new indicators to examine rural inequality. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of political economy economics development studies development economics sociology public policy political science political sociology and rural sociology. | Dynamics of Difference Inequality and Transformation in Rural India