This study examines the emerging economic problems which are affecting this once thriving Indian state. In the early nineties Kerala's growth rate was high due to the enhanced performance of the secondary and tertiary sectors. Unable to sustain this steep development, Kerala is now in severe recession due to a number of factors including a rapidly aging population, rising urban poverty, growing numbers of educated unemployed, a steep fall in the prices of commercial crops, and migration, both inter-regional and to the Gulf. INDICE: PrefacePART ONE: INTRODUCTIONIntroduction and Overview - B A PrakashEconomic Reforms and the Performance of Kerala's Economy - B A PrakashPART TWO: AGING, POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENTAging and Social Security - S Irudaya RajanPoverty, Food Intake and PDS in Kerala - M Mohandas Emerging TrendsEducated Unemployment in Kerala - E T Mathew Incidence, Causes and PolicyPART THREE: MIGRATION AND URBANISATIONInter-regional Migration of Educated Labout to Delhi - B A Prakash, V Ashokan and P V RajeevThe Economic Impact of Migration to the Gulf - B A PrakashPatterns, Causes and Consequences of Urbanisation - D RetnarajPART FOUR: AGRICULTUREAgricultural Performance in Kerala - P M ThomasThe Natural Rubber Sector - K Tharian George Emerging Issues in the 1990s`Reaping before Sowing' - Jospeh A Thomas and Thomas TA Agrarian Relations in KuttanadEmerging Trends in Labour Shortage in Agriculture - M K Sukumaran NairPART FIVE: INDUSTRY AND POWEREconomic Liberalisation and Industrial Development in Kerala - M M Thampi Challenges to New InvestmentsSoftware Development - K J Joseph Some ReflectionsThe Industrial Stagnation of Kerala - P M Mathew Some Alternative ExplanationsThe Power Crisis in Kerala - P P Pillai An Impasse?PART SIX: STATE FINANCEThe Financial Crisis - N J Kurian and Joseph Abraham An AnalysisPoor Management of State Finances in Kerala - K P JosephPART SEVEN: KERALA AND THE WTOThe Impact of the WTO on Kerala's Economy - K Ramachandran Nair
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