Changing occupational structure of scheduled tribes

After Independence, tribal development has assumed significance in India. However, all the efforts of develop ment in resource-rich tribal areas have not benefited the tribals. This aspect is unfortunate and paradoxical to the objectives of planning and need thorough study.

Against the above backdrop, Dr R.S. Singh in the present book has high lighted some significant issues in regard to the impact of development efforts in Chottanagpur region and has made valuable suggestions for amelioration of the ills of the tribals. He focuses on the major problems underlining the strategies and planning measures relevant in the context of the people as well as the area. The role of the changing occupational structure in consequence of develop ment is investigated treating it as an endogenous as well as an exogenous variable for the parametric estimation of the changes in space and in tribal groups. He finds that industrialization and regional socio-economic prosperity have widened the gaps between the mass of the poor tribals, on the one hand, and the elite and affluent tribals and non-tribals on the other. He concludes that this warrants adoption of adequately effective and committed multipronged strategy for resource generation and resource-creation among the tribals to make them cap able of participating effectively in developmental efforts benefits. and sharing This book would be useful to geographers, economists, anthropologists, and planners of urban and rural development.