Contents: Preface. 1. Approach and technique of tribal research. 2. Development strategy for primitive tribal groups. 3. Emerging problems of primitive tribal groups. 4. Development policies for PTGs. 5. Performance of Baiga Development Agency, Dindori, (MP). 6. Conflicts in tribal and forestry development. 7. Transformation of tribal agriculture. 8. Economic and land tenurial status of Baiga. 9. On weaning out shifting cultivation in tribal India. 10. Emancipation of Baiga tribal economy. 11. Need for employment--oriented education of Baiga tribe. 12. Focus on select issues of Baiga development. 13. Case study of a Baiga village Balipathra. 14. India's approach to ILO. Bibliography. Index.

"The development of less developed people needs to be sustainable basically, if it is warranted to save them from the backwash effects of development dualism. Primitive tribal groups counting to 74 numerically and living in various states and union territories of India, are feared to have been confronting so many side-effects amounting to landlessness, and social degradation, which could otherwise be averted safely by adopting pragmatic development strategies. Measuring the length and breadth of the problems of primitive tribes in general and Baiga tribe in particular, the book deals with development strategy of primitive tribal groups; emerging problems from unsustainable development nexus including development dualism; conflicts between Baiga tribe and foresting development; transformation of primitive agriculture; and weaningout shifting cultivation. Emancipation of primitive tribes is suggested by taking stock of economic and land tenurial status of the primitive tribes. Special issues of Baiga tribe are highlighted by case studies. The achievements of Baiga Development Agency have been presented to discern out the direction of the development of Baigas, with typical attempt enunciated by State Government with cent per cent aid from the Central Government. The misleading approach of ILO's Convention 169 of 1989 and objective analysis of operative programmes of the same, have been included in this book for raising general awareness about global crosscomments in their proper perspectives." (jacket)

[M.L. Patel also wrote Planning Strategy for Tribal Development and Tribal Development Without Tears.]

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