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Rural Economic Development Through a Farmers’ Co-operative SEZ: Can This Be An Alternative to the Corporate SEZ in Rural India?

Thematic area: 
2.1 Regional and local development by entrepreneurship and social capital
Language: 
English
State: 
Publish
Name(s) of author(s): 
Dr. Amita Dharmadhikary-Yadwadkar
Affiliation(s) of author(s): 
Department of Economics, University of Pune,
Affiliation(s) of author(s): 
Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra State, India.
Address: 
A-9, Pradnyan Gad, Near Sarita Vihar, Sinhgad Road, Pune, Maharashtra State, India
Postalcode: 
411 030
City: 
Pune, India

ABSTRACT

Inspired by the success of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in China, the Indian government introduced a similar policy through the ratification of the SEZ Act in June 2005. This policy consists of extending sweeping economic concessions to foreign as well as domestic corporate developers intending to set up either single or multiple product SEZs. According to this policy, the land needed for these SEZs would be acquired by the government for the private corporate promoter.

Contact phone: 
+91-20-24253977
Contact e-mail: 
amita_dy@unipune.ernet.in

Regional Development Project through Self-Help and Leadership training: a case study in Southern India

Thematic area: 
2.1 Regional and local development by entrepreneurship and social capital
Language: 
English
State: 
Optional
Name(s) of author(s): 
Yuko B Nishimura
Name(s) of author(s): 
John David Bockmann
Affiliation(s) of author(s): 
Komazawa University
Affiliation(s) of author(s): 
Keio University
Company / Organisation: 
Komazawa University
Address: 
7-45-17 Okusawa, Setagaya-ku Tokyo Japan
Postalcode: 
158-0083
City: 
Tokyo

Kovalam in Tamil Nadu is a low-income fishing village of about 6,000 people. The village is made up of several hamlets, divided by caste and religion. The reluctance to work together for the common good and a post-tsunami dependence on outside aid and initiative made the village inactive. This paper discusses the outcome of one project which was designed to change their approach towards community development.

Sixty percent of the fishermen’s community and more than 80 percent of the poorest hamlets of all cultural background do not have access to toilets.

Contact phone: 
81-3-3703-9565
Contact e-mail: 
yukon@b1b2.org
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