Development Questions In North East India

 

Title: Development Questions In North East India

Editors: Shukhdeba Sharma Hanjabam, Hanjabam Ishworchandra Sharma, Sadam Hanjabam

ISBN: 978-93-86934-00-0

Edition: 1

Year of Publication: 2017

About the Editors

Shukhdeba Sharma Hanjabam(MSW, PhD) is Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Regional Campus, Manipur. He received his PhD in Social Work from the School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. He was awarded Fogarty International Centre Fellowship to conduct research at the Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Florida, USA.

Hanjabam Ishworshandra Sharma (MA: Economics, PhD) is Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Manipur University, Canchipur. He received his PhD from Department of Economics, Manipur University.

Sadam Hanjabam (MSc: Agriculture, MPhil: Development Studies) is PhD Scholar, School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences. 

CONTENTS

Introduction

Shukhdeba Sharma Hanjabam & Hanjabam Isworchandra Sharma

Section I: Discourse, Politics & Conflict

1.Rethinking Development Discourse in Northeast

Raile Rocky

2.Neo-Liberal High Growth Trajectory and Violent Conflicts in the North

Eastern region

Chinglen Maisnam

3.Livelihood and Social Security in Development Discourse

John Gaingamlung Gangmei

4.The Process of Nationalizing India’s North-Eastern Frontier Space and the Issue of

Immigrants

Ningthoujam Rameshchandra

5.ChallengesoftheHealthServiceProvidersinaConflictRegion:ASituational

Analysis of Manipur

Pebam Nganthoiba Mangang

6.The State & Political Apology: Towards Peace-building in the Northeast India

Shukhdeba Sharma Hanjabam

7.Justice is the Foundation of Peace and Development in Manipur

Jinine Laishramcha

Section II: Location, Resources & Dilemmas

8.Tipaimukh High Dam on the Barak River: Conflicting Land and People

R. K. Ranjan Singh

9.Grey Areas and Hazards of Oil Exploration in Manipur

Homen Thangjam

10. Agricultural Development in Hills of Manipur: Historical Evolution of the Structural

Economy

G. Hiamguanglung

11. Backwardness Problem and Conflict in Manipur Hills: A Study from Land Perspective

Benjamin Gangmei

12. Tribal Economic Backwardness in Manipur: The Contemporary Experience

Sheikhohao Kipgen

13. Mapithel Dam Amidst Militaristic Development in Manipur

Jiten Yumnam

14. Locating Manipur in India’s Look EastPolicy

Sadam Hanjabam

Section III: Gender, Governance & Crisis

15. Understanding the Gender Dimension of HIV/AIDS

Kamei Beeju

16. Integrated Scheme for Women Empowerment and Status of Women in Northeast

States

M. Tineshowri Devi

17. Hmar Women in a Changing Hmar Society: Issues of Human Rights Violation

Grace Laltlinzo

18. Governance and Rural Development

Subhabrata Dutta

19. Trust Deficit & Unfinished Agenda of Nation-Building

Ch. Rupachandra Singh

20. The Social Costs of Insurgency

K. Gyanendra Singh