This book analyses poverty in India as being intimately connected with the advent of caste, untouchability, colonialism, indentured servitude and slavery, and their relation to modern practices. It recommends a slew of bold domestic and international policies to eliminate poverty.

Introduction to Taxation -- Part I: Selected History of Indian Taxation: Taxation in Ancient India -- Taxation Under the Mughals.-Taxation in Early British Period.-Taxation in Pre-independence Period—The Salt Tax -- Part II: Theory of Taxation: Principles of Taxation -- Market Behaviour of...

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview -- Part I: Agriculture and Food Security -- Chapter 2. Recent Development Patterns and Challenges of Brazilian Agriculture -- Chapter 3. The Role of Agriculture in China’s Development: Performance, Determinants of Successes and Future Challenges -- Chapter...