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Transformations in rural India have ushered in water and fodder scarcity that have undoubtedly increased the drudgery of rural women’s life. Increasingly, they also face greater livelihood insecurity on account of market forces and liberalization policies, and greater restrictions on access to resources such as land, water, forests and village commons. With livelihood insecurity, there is food insecurity as well. Given the complementarities of patriarchy, caste and class, women of the poorest classes of marginalized Dalit and tribal communities bear much of the brunt of these insecurities, even as they also face severe restrictions on mobility and myriad forms of violence. With the greater participation of civil society organizations, engaged in gender transformative approaches and participatory development, some favourable outcomes have been derived, but it is hardly sufficient to address the scale and dimensions of the problem. It is against this backdrop the book deals with issues of livelihood and food insecurity, efficacy of micro-credit and other kinds of interventions, and offers critical perspectives on the issues that challenge rural women’s lives.
ISBN - 8131601943
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Pages : 296
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