India: Social Development Report 2010: The Land Question and the Marginalized

This report is a collection of analytical studies based on concrete evidence showing the record of social development in India. It strongly posits that development has to be a comprehensive process of change benefiting not only the recognized dimensions of human development but also the conditions of -the marginalized-Dalits, women, and children. A comprehensive analysis of the key issues of development, this report focuses on the land question and the marginalized-issues that remain at the core of much of the crisis in Indian society, economy, and polity. l l The essays present an intensive analysis of the history of development in the years since Independence. Divided into four sections, this report covers various key issues of social development. While the first section concentrates on child rights and administrative reforms, the second focuses on the land question. The following section includes the social development index which provides useful statistical information on social dimensions of development. In conclusion, the report examines why an alternative development strategy is needed so that India can move towards achieving the goals enshrined in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. Contributors to this volume - Riaz Ahmad is reader in Political Science, Satyawati College, University of Delhi; Dolly Arora is Professor at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi; Kaustav Banerjee is Associate Fellow, Council for Social Development, New Delhi; Amit Bhaduri is Visiting Professor at the Council for Social Development, New Delhi; Muchkund Dubey is President, Council for Social Development, New Delhi; Ajit K. Ghose is Visiting Professor at the Council for Social Development, New Delhi ; Shankar Gopalkrishnan is Social Activist with the Campaign for Survival and Dignity; T. Haque is Director Council for Social Development, New Delhi; Surinder S. Jodhka is Professor os Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi; N. J. Kurian is Visiting Professor at the Council for Social Development, New Delhi; Manoranjan Mohanty is Durgabai Deshmukh Professor of Social Development, Council for Social Development, New Delhi; R. Radhakrishna is Chairperson of National Statistical Commission, Government of India; C. Ravi is on the faculty of Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad; Suranjita Ray is Associate Professor in Political Science, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi; B. Sambi Reddy is a Consultant with the Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad; D. Narasimha Reddy is Visiting professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi; K.B. Saxena is Professor of Social Justice and Governance at the Council for Social Development, New Delhi ; Sadhna Saxena is Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Delhi; Shantha Sinha is Chairperson, National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights; K. S. Subramanian is a retired IPS officer and former Senior Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library; C.P. Sujaya is Former Joint Secretary in the Department of Women and Child Development Government of India and has also been associated with the Centre for Womens Development Studies, New Delhi; N. Sukumar is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Delhi; G.N. Trivedi is Associate Professor of Political Science, Ramlal Anand College, University of Delhi; Prashant Kumar Trivedi is Associate Fellow at the Council for Social Development, New Delhi