CONTENTS Preface vii 1. Social Capital Formation Through 1 Decentralisation Policies in Kerala by K. Mohana Kumar 2. Fiscal Devolution to Panchayati Raj Institutions 20 by Karunakar Patnaik 3. Ebbing Spaces in Decentralisation: 30 10th Five-Year Plan and Marine Fisheries Sector in Kerala by Hari Babu, J.B. Rajan 4. Getting the Secluded into Social Mainstream 59 through Micro Projects: A Case Study of Lanjia Saora Tribe in Orissa by Krishna Chandra Pradhan 5. Dynamics of Tribal Development: 92 Trends and Evidences from KBK Districts of Orissa by Prakash Chandra Panigrahy 6. Living Condition of the Underprivileged: 108 A Micro Study by A.K. Mohapatro and S.S. Pathy 7. Development of Micro Catchment and 128 Introduction of Vermicompost Technology for Empowering Women in Coastal Areas by Anu Lavanya G., M. Ganapathy & C. T. Unnamalai 8. Self-Help Groups and Micro Finance 137 in Rural Poverty Alleviation by Aswini Kumar Mahapatro 9. Female Headed Households: 148 Causes and Consequences by Kali Charan Pradhan & Sudhir Kanta Panda 10. Forests and Mothers: Concerns with Hopes 158 by Krishna Chandra Pradhan & Niraanjan Swain 11. Migrant Child Labour: Trends and Issues 175 by Pratima Rani Pradhan, Krishna Chandra Pradhan 12. Historical Perspective of Employment 191 Planning in India: Approaches and Experiences by Kali Charan Pradhan 13. Impact of Eco-Tourism on Bio-Diversity 207 and Rural Livelihood: A Study of Chilika Lake of Odisha by Manoj Kumar Swain 14. Impact of TRIPs on Indian Agriculture 222 by Ranjan Kumar Sinha & Rajiv Kumar Sinha 15. Impact of WTO on Various Aspects 231 of Indian Economy by Prakash Chandra Panigrahy & Anadi Charan Sethy Index 247