India's Children Essays on Social Policy

by Kumar, A. K. Shiva; Rustagi, Preet; Subrahmanian, Ramya

• ISBN13: 9780199455287
• ISBN10: 0199455287
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-06-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

K. Shiva Kumar is Advisor, UNICEF, India

Preet Rustagi is Joint Director, Institute of Human Development, New Delhi

Ramya Subrahmanian is Senior Policy Specialist, UNICEF, India

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Child Rights, Equity, and Social Policy: An Introduction

Ramya Subrahmanian, A.K. Shiva Kumar, and Preet Rustagi
Part I: Measuring Poverty and Deprivations from Children's Perspective
1. Recognizing Child Well-Being: The Need for a Double Paradigm Shift

Ashwani Saith and Rekha Wazir
2. Child Well-Being and Deprivations in India

Preet Rustagi, Sunil Kumar Mishra, and Balwant Singh Mehta
3. Economic Status and Child Deprivation: Findings from Village Surveys

Madhura Swaminathan and Venkatesh Athreya
4. Demographic Transition, School Attendance, and Changing Activity Structure in Urban India

Amitabh Kundu and P.C. Mohanan
Part II: Macro Context and Policy Spaces
5. Achievements and Challenges in Legal Protection for Child Rights

Asha Bajpai
6. Rising Food Prices and the Global Financial Crisis: Tracking Impacts on Women and Children

S. Mahendra Dev
7. The Tryst Compromised: India's Fiscal Policy and Its Impact on Children

Praveen Jha and Subrat Das
Part III: Gender, Family, and Marriage
8. Adverse Child Sex Ratios and Gender Discrimination: Challenges for Law and Policy

Mary E. John
9. Delaying Age of Marriage: Social Norms and Policies

Priya Nanda and Sonvi Kapoor
10. Parent-Child Communication and Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and K.G. Santhya
11. Universal Daycare Services: Meeting the Intersecting Needs and Rights of Women and Children

Neeta Misra and Ramya Subrahmanian
12. Conditional Cash Transfers for the Welfare of the Girl Child: The Indian Experience

T.V. Sekher
Part IV: Social Exclusion and Human Development
13. Engaging with Caste: Academic Discourses, Identity Politics, and State Policy

Surinder S. Jodhka
14. Assessing the Inclusiveness of Government Flagship Programmes: The Case of NRHM

Kaveri Gill
15. Caste and Social Exclusion: Concept, Indicators, and Measurement

Sukhadeo Thorat and Nidhi Sadana Sabharwal
16. The Political Economy of Development and Adivasi Children and Society

Virginius Xaxa
17. Literacies and Power: Looking for Adivasi Voice in Education

Shivali Tukdeo
18. Addressing Deprivations of Scheduled Tribe Children: A Perspective from Odisha

Soumya Kapoor Mehta
Bibliography
Index
About the Editors and Contributors