Abstract
An emerging feature of contemporary development studies in India is the deployment of an interdisciplinary approach involving geographical location, level of poverty, nature of development and planning etc. The prevalence of poverty in a specific geographical location represents the evolving pattern of deprivation under a particular mode of production. The historicity of poverty in a geographical space needs an independent enquiry and identification of different production systems which are responsible for the problem of deprivation through multiple routes. The present paper is an attempt to initiate a debate on the issue of poverty, especially in a tribal region, through a multi-dimensional perspective, i.e. interrelation between geography, poverty, development and planning. The paper identifies one of the most poverty-stricken regions of India for a detailed discussion of the various casual factors which are apparently responsible for the poverty of that region. The paper also tries to explore the historical background of poverty in the study area (Babhani Block of Sonbhadra U. P.).
Highlights
The interdisciplinary approaches to geography, poverty and development are becoming major issues in the discourses of development studies
Considering the various aspects of poverty there is a need for a multidimensional poverty index (MDPI) which may be helpful in scientific studies
In view of the above discussion on various aspects of geography, poverty and development the author came to conclusion that the uneven patterns of development in different geographical locations have multiple effects on society, economy and individual
Summary
The interdisciplinary approaches to geography, poverty and development are becoming major issues in the discourses of development studies. Various theses on the problem of poverty have been discussed and debated by academia and policy makers, i.e. decision making, structural, vicious circle of poverty, market, cultural aspects of poverty, etc., and these have produced new and rich insights pertaining to the phenomenon of poverty, the geographical space in its historical context reveals an entirely different scenario on the interrelation between poverty and development. This has initiated a search for new paradigms for social sciences and development studies. In view of such faulty and lap-sided approach, a rational methodology is required to formulate systematic guide lines for discourses on poverty, development and its relation to geographical space
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