ABSTRACT

Economic development of frontier and remote regions has long been a central theme of development studies. This book examines the development experience in the northeastern region in India in relation to the processes of globalisation and liberalisation of the economy. Bringing together researchers and scholars, from both within and outside the region, the volume offers a comprehensive and updated analysis of governance and development issues in relation to the northeastern economy. With its multidisciplinary approaches, the chapters cover a variety of sectors and concerns such as land, agriculture, industry, infrastructure, finance, human development, human security, trade and policy.

This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of economics, public policy, governance and development, geopolitics, geography, development studies, politics and sociology of development and area studies as well as observers and policymakers interested in the Northeast.

chapter |18 pages

Introduction

Locating northeast India in a globalising India

chapter 1|13 pages

Globalisation and the Indian Himalayan states

Mitigating or accentuating marginalisation?

chapter 4|28 pages

Employment challenges in the north-eastern region of India

Post-reform trends and dimensions

chapter 10|30 pages

Agricultural credit in Assam

A review of recent trends

chapter 11|15 pages

Agrarian transformation in mountain economies

Field insights from Arunachal Pradesh

chapter 12|42 pages

Understanding the sluggish industrialisation process in northeast India

How do the industrial policies help?

chapter 13|20 pages

Performance and potential of the unorganised manufacturing sector

A brief study of the north-eastern states

chapter 14|31 pages

Microfinance in the north-eastern region

Growth and challenges

chapter 17|20 pages

India’s entry into the ASEAN

Some implications for the northeast