Experience of Poverty

Abstract

Part 1 Poor people love to eat fish. Part 2 Beyond enumeration - the construction of poverty in 19th-century Britain and 20th-century India: introduction the construction of poverty in 19th-century Britain measurement and morality - Charles Booth and Joseph Rowntree solutions to poverty and regulation of the poor poverty measurement in India contemporary poverty measurement and poverty-line language the construction of the poor in contemporary political science the story so far. Part 3 dimension of human agency: introduction entitlement and capability theory as an alternative to poverty measurement people's history and agency E.P. Thompson, agency and experience the concept of agency the concept of experience Thompson and moral economy theory understanding poor people's priorities and knowledge the perspective of the poor from contemporary South Asia the saga continues.... Part 4 West Bengal - the case study area: introduction geography, agriculture and population in Bengal and West Bengal historical and political background to Bengal and West Bengal the agrarian structure in West Bengal politics and agrarian reform in West Bengal conclusions. Part 5 villages and the study: how the study came to be done and how it was carried out background to the case study villages land operation and employment in the three villages economic categorization conclusions. Part 6 There may have been some benefits from the new farming, but I haven't seen any - agricultural development and land reform in the study villages: the in South Asia the green revolution comes to Fonogram land type and land use in the Fonogram area cropping patterns and adoption rates in the boro crop seasons, 1986-7 to 1988-9 who gained most from the green revolution? absentee landlordism land sales and land mortgaging there may have been some benefits from the new farming... - benefits to the landless and perceptions of the poor social change and the green revolution land reform in the Midnapore case study villages conclusions. Part 7 Surviving against the odds in the case study villages - everyday strategies and priorities: introduction who are the poorest? access to the natural resource base and common property resources poorest people and food sharerearing of livestock poorest people and assets conclusions. Part 8 The rich don't help the poor and they never did - power and the poorest. Part 9 Death comes to poorest households. Part 10 Rich people like to eat fish and throw poor people the bones.