About the Book: Poverty and Development in India (2 Vols. Set)
Poverty can be defined as a social phenomenon in which a section of the society
is unable to fulfill even its basic necessities of life. Poverty has many
causes, some of them very basic. Some experts suggest, for instance, that the
world has too many people, too few jobs, and not enough food. But such basic
causes are quite intractable and not easily eradicated. Unemployment occurs when
people are without work and actively seeking work. During periods of recession,
an economy usually experiences a relatively high unemployment rate. Rural
employment means employment opportunity in rural