CONTENT : List of Tables and Figure vii Preface ix 1. From Income Poverty to Chronic Poverty: Issues and Methods 1 Income Poverty Conceptualising Chronic Poverty Issues Data and Methods 2. Deprivation in Madhya Pradesh 27 Growth of Economy and Failing Agriculture Intricacies of Failing Agriculture Corollary of Failing Agriculture Failure of State in Human Development Summing up 3. Continuity and Change in Tribal Society 53 Tribal Marginalisation: A Historical Sketch Social Order and Livelihood Struggles Contemporary Movements Continuity and Change 4. Mapping Chronic Poverty 74 Incidence of Poverty Correlates of Poverty Summing up 5. Income and Food Security 92 Livelihood and Income Depletion of Assets Food Insecurity and PDS Crisis and Well-being Summing up 6. Coping with Shocks: Debt and Migration 108 Conceptualising Migration Extent and Pattern of Migration Correlates of Migration Migration and Investment in Agriculture Summing up 7. Governance and Chronic Poverty 136 Panchayati Raj in Tribal Areas Decentralisation and Community Participation Panchayat and Development Political Unfreedom 8. Health and Education in Remote Tribal Areas 159 Primary Education in Remote Tribal Areas Health Perceptions and Practices Summing up 9. Culture and Development: Social Capital 174 in Governance Marginalisation Exclusion and Dissent Community and Governance Poverty, Culture and Development Conclusions 10. Beyond Income Poverty: Some Policy ; Implications 197 Summary of Findings oooo. I Conclusions and Policy Implications Index 210