The Lessons and Non-Lessons of Kerala: Agricultural Labourers and Poverty

Kerala is today being pointed to by a number of economists and others as an exceptional instance where, without either a radical retvolution or a major increase in industriallisation or produiction, things really seem to be ge'tting better in terms of the 'quality of life' of the comm...

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Main Author: Joan P. Mencher
Format: Printed Book
Published: Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 15, No. 41/43, Special Number (Oct., 1980 1980
Subjects:
LAND REFORM
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/003912.pdf
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520 |a Kerala is today being pointed to by a number of economists and others as an exceptional instance where, without either a radical retvolution or a major increase in industriallisation or produiction, things really seem to be ge'tting better in terms of the 'quality of life' of the common people. In these writings, Kerala appears as a 'cheap' model for development. This could easily be used to support the view that those in Western countries who are concerned about conditions in the third u'orld can now have their cake and eat it too; they can ease their consciences by encouraging patterns of developmnent which will neither involve large transfers of funds from the wealthier countries to the poorer, nor rock the boat in, which we are all sitting. The purpose of this paper is to examine in some detail to what extent optimistic statements about the 'miracle' of Kerala will hold up uinder closer scrutiny. This is done through an examination of the conditions of life of agricultural labourers. Specifically, the following aspects are examnined: (a) health and fertility; (b) fertility and employment; (c) land reform; (d) nutrition; (e) education and literacy; and (f) other public facilities 
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