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... CT KURIEN Page 12. ... A major con-sequence of all these was something of a rediscovery of th... more ... CT KURIEN Page 12. ... A major con-sequence of all these was something of a rediscovery of the rural scene. 'Rural Development' suddenly moved into the centre of the development dialogue with prestigious agencies like the World Bank becoming champions of the cause. ...

This Report is an update of the Rural Food Insecurity Atlas of 2001 released by the M S Swaminath... more This Report is an update of the Rural Food Insecurity Atlas of 2001 released by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Since then, numerous new programmes have been initiated by the central and state governments for achieving food security in the country. Giving a broad indicative picture of the level of food insecurity in different states and the operation of the nutrition safety net programmes, the Report concludes that the State has to play a crucial role in augmenting foodgrain output, ensuring wider access to food through expansion of livelihood opportunities as well as increasing access to non-food factors that have a direct bearing on food absorption and health, like safe drinking water, sanitation etc.

Indian journal of agricultural economics, 1991

One of the most significant social changes over the past 25 years in Tamil Nadu is the entry of w... more One of the most significant social changes over the past 25 years in Tamil Nadu is the entry of women into the local political bodies of Gram Panchayat and Panchayat Samithi through a 33 % reservation system. Simultaneously, women are now to a large extent organised in Self-Help Groups, through which at least some of them can access loans either for small entrepreneurship or simply for smaller emergency/consumption loans. An important background to this is the increased participation of women in the non-agricultural labour market. In this article we report from a 25 year panel study of 213 agrarian households in six villages in Karur and Tiruchirapalli districts.

A wide range of factors shapes irrigation institutions and collective action with regard to irrig... more A wide range of factors shapes irrigation institutions and collective action with regard to irrigation. They include the distribution of land across irrigation command areas and across classes, land tenure systems, access to new technology such as bore wells, the availability and cost of electricity and other energy sources for lifting groundwater, and, above all, state policies related to irrigation. Participatory irrigation management is hampered severely by policies in irrigation, such as the unregulated use of bore wells with free electricity provided by the state, that most benefit rich farmers. The paper, which is based on fieldwork conducted in Karur and Tiruchirapalli districts in Tamil Nadu in 1980 and in 2005, argues that the rapid and mostly unregulated development of well irrigation without any concomitant change in the legal framework and costing structure, and the lack of an objective basis for all water users to come together in collective action (given their differen...

Economic and Political Weekly, Dec 2, 2000

Economic and political weekly

Economic and political weekly

Social Scientist, 1986

... XI, No.39, Review of Agriculture, pp. !82-Al01. Thorner, Alice: (1982), "Semi-fe... more ... XI, No.39, Review of Agriculture, pp. !82-Al01. Thorner, Alice: (1982), "Semi-feudalism or Capitalism ?: Contemporary Debate.on Classes and modes of production in Inida."-Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XVII, Nos. 49-51, Dec, 4, 11 & 18. 14

This is a study of social mobility over 25 years in six villages in the former Tiruchy District i... more This is a study of social mobility over 25 years in six villages in the former Tiruchy District in Tamil Nadu. The two most important external drivers are local industrialization and social policy in a broad sense. Analyzing mobility matrices by means of regression techniques, it is shown that the overall effect is a centripetal tendency in agrarian structure, with tendencies towards a strengthened position for family farming and for both the topdogs and the underdogs in the old agrarian society to leave agriculture altogether, seeking improved life chances in the non-agrarian economy, both inside the villages and in the wider economy.

Journal of Peasant Studies, 1990

This is a response to an article by Utsa Patnaik in which she criticises the method of classifica... more This is a response to an article by Utsa Patnaik in which she criticises the method of classification developed by the authors. They take the opportunity to clarify some points which were unclear in their original article. They maintain their criticism of the method proposed by Patnaik.

... CT KURIEN Page 12. ... A major con-sequence of all these was something of a rediscovery of th... more ... CT KURIEN Page 12. ... A major con-sequence of all these was something of a rediscovery of the rural scene. 'Rural Development' suddenly moved into the centre of the development dialogue with prestigious agencies like the World Bank becoming champions of the cause. ...

This Report is an update of the Rural Food Insecurity Atlas of 2001 released by the M S Swaminath... more This Report is an update of the Rural Food Insecurity Atlas of 2001 released by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Since then, numerous new programmes have been initiated by the central and state governments for achieving food security in the country. Giving a broad indicative picture of the level of food insecurity in different states and the operation of the nutrition safety net programmes, the Report concludes that the State has to play a crucial role in augmenting foodgrain output, ensuring wider access to food through expansion of livelihood opportunities as well as increasing access to non-food factors that have a direct bearing on food absorption and health, like safe drinking water, sanitation etc.

Indian journal of agricultural economics, 1991

One of the most significant social changes over the past 25 years in Tamil Nadu is the entry of w... more One of the most significant social changes over the past 25 years in Tamil Nadu is the entry of women into the local political bodies of Gram Panchayat and Panchayat Samithi through a 33 % reservation system. Simultaneously, women are now to a large extent organised in Self-Help Groups, through which at least some of them can access loans either for small entrepreneurship or simply for smaller emergency/consumption loans. An important background to this is the increased participation of women in the non-agricultural labour market. In this article we report from a 25 year panel study of 213 agrarian households in six villages in Karur and Tiruchirapalli districts.

A wide range of factors shapes irrigation institutions and collective action with regard to irrig... more A wide range of factors shapes irrigation institutions and collective action with regard to irrigation. They include the distribution of land across irrigation command areas and across classes, land tenure systems, access to new technology such as bore wells, the availability and cost of electricity and other energy sources for lifting groundwater, and, above all, state policies related to irrigation. Participatory irrigation management is hampered severely by policies in irrigation, such as the unregulated use of bore wells with free electricity provided by the state, that most benefit rich farmers. The paper, which is based on fieldwork conducted in Karur and Tiruchirapalli districts in Tamil Nadu in 1980 and in 2005, argues that the rapid and mostly unregulated development of well irrigation without any concomitant change in the legal framework and costing structure, and the lack of an objective basis for all water users to come together in collective action (given their differen...

Economic and Political Weekly, Dec 2, 2000

Economic and political weekly

Economic and political weekly

Social Scientist, 1986

... XI, No.39, Review of Agriculture, pp. !82-Al01. Thorner, Alice: (1982), "Semi-fe... more ... XI, No.39, Review of Agriculture, pp. !82-Al01. Thorner, Alice: (1982), "Semi-feudalism or Capitalism ?: Contemporary Debate.on Classes and modes of production in Inida."-Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XVII, Nos. 49-51, Dec, 4, 11 & 18. 14

This is a study of social mobility over 25 years in six villages in the former Tiruchy District i... more This is a study of social mobility over 25 years in six villages in the former Tiruchy District in Tamil Nadu. The two most important external drivers are local industrialization and social policy in a broad sense. Analyzing mobility matrices by means of regression techniques, it is shown that the overall effect is a centripetal tendency in agrarian structure, with tendencies towards a strengthened position for family farming and for both the topdogs and the underdogs in the old agrarian society to leave agriculture altogether, seeking improved life chances in the non-agrarian economy, both inside the villages and in the wider economy.

Journal of Peasant Studies, 1990

This is a response to an article by Utsa Patnaik in which she criticises the method of classifica... more This is a response to an article by Utsa Patnaik in which she criticises the method of classification developed by the authors. They take the opportunity to clarify some points which were unclear in their original article. They maintain their criticism of the method proposed by Patnaik.