Situating Education, Employment and Economy of Scheduled Tribes of North East India

by Marchang, Reimeingam

ISBN: 9789390371433
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Imprint : Regency Publications
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 5595.00
Biblio : 2019, xx+141p., tbls., 25 cm

Author Profile

Reimeingam Marchang (1977) currently teaches at Institute for Social and Economic Change (under ICSSR) Bangalore, Karnataka (India). He holds PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Before joining to the ISEC, he was an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Central University of Sikkim, Gangtok and Research Associate in the Institute for Human Development, Delhi. His broad interest of research work includes labour market studies, migration studies, human resource development, regional economy and regional development. He has solely authored and published 21 papers in journals, as book chapters and working papers published by national and international publishers including Routledge and Sage; and 44 general articles in newspapers and magazine. Two solely authored papers are forthcoming: one as journal paper and one as edited book chapter being published by Routledge. Nine solely authored papers have been submitted to different reputed journals and are under various stages for publication. He has also contributed as a team member and consultant for four projects sponsored by the then Planning Commission, Government of India. He, as project director, has completed two research projects sponsored by ISEC and ICSSR. Currently, he is working on a research project on “North-East Migrants in Bangalore: Employability Issues, Challenges and Prospects”. He has presented 19 papers and four papers discussant in seminar and conference in India and abroad. In 2014 he also represented for India for “The 2014 Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (Chengdu) Development Forum” held at Chengdu (China). He is recognized as PhD guide in Economics and Development Studies and is currently guiding five PhD students. He is the current editor of Working Paper Series of ISEC.

About The Book

The book, Situating Education, Employment and Economy of Scheduled Tribes of North East India, explores an association of education, employment and economy emphasising on Scheduled Tribes (ST) population of North Eastern Region (NER) of India. The development of education has concurrently led to a change in employment and economic structure from farm to non-farm employment and income. This book deals with the education, employment and economy of Scheduled Tribes; the settings of the region such as geographical, administrative, household type, agriculture and industrial development; the region’s educational development such as literacy rates, school enrolment, dropout rate, educational expenditure and its infrastructure emphasising on STs; the aspects of employment such as labour force participation rates, workforce participation rate, and education and industry specific employment; the general patterns and trends of the economy and economic growth of NER with special reference to the ST dominated states; and the situation of education, employment and the economic condition of Manipur’s ST that can be inferred to some extent for the region’s ST.

Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgement v Preface vii Abbreviations xi List of Tables xv 1. Introduction 1 Education and Employment — Education and Economy — Economy of Scheduled Tribe — Scheduled Tribe — Chapters. 2. North Eastern Region Settings 13 Introduction — Geography and Natural Resources — Administration — Population — Household Type — Agriculture — Industry. 3. Educational Development 27 Introduction — Literacy Rates — Enrolment — Gross Enrolment Ratio — Educational Level (15+ years of age) — Dropout Rate in School (Class I-X) — Expenditure on Education — Educational Infrastructure. 4. Employment Structure and Change 55 Introduction — Labour Force Participation Rates — Workforce Participation Rate — Education Specific (ES) WPR (15+ years persons) — Levels and Patterns of ES WPR — Comparison of ES WPR between different Levels of Education — Comparison of ES WPR between Social Groups — Comparison of ES WPR between Genders — Comparison of ES WPR between Areas — ES WPR Trends — Employment: By Broad Industry — Employment: By Broad Industry and Educational Level. 5. Economy of NER with Special Reference to ST Dominated States 87 Introduction — The Economy — Economic Growth — Per Capita Income — Growth of Income and Per Capita Income: A Comparison — Income and Population Distribution. 6. Education, Employment and Economy of Scheduled Tribes of Manipur 107 Introduction — Method — Sample Areas and Households — Household Characteristics — Demographic Features of Households’ Members — Educational Development — Employment — Economy and Income 7. Conclusions 131 References 135