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It frames the region’s development within broader contextual dynamics, then examines education-related themes such as school education status and educational attainment in Assam, including attention to gender gaps. With chapters addressing demographic changes and inter-temporal population shifts, the volume supports evidence-based understanding of how social development evolves across communities and time.","SAGE STUDIES ON INDIA’S NORTH EAST  \nSOCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH-EAST INDIA  \nEdited by  \nAshok Pankaj, Atul Sarma Antora Borah  \nSAGE was founded in 1965 by Sara Miller McCune to support the dissemination of usable knowledge by publishing innovative and high-quality research and teaching content. Today, we publish over 900 journals, including those of more than 400 learned societies, more than 800 new books per year, and a growing range of library products including archives, data, case studies, reports, and video. SAGE remains majority-owned by our founder, and after Sara’s lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures our continued independence.  \nLos Angeles | London | New Delhi | Singapore | Washington DC | Melbourne  \nSOCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH-EAST INDIA  \nSOCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH-EAST INDIA  \nSAGE STUDIES ON INDIA’S NORTH EAST  \nEdited by  \nAshok Pankaj, Atul Sarma Antora Borah  \nCopyright © Ashok Pankaj, Atul Sarma and Antora Borah, 2021  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.  \nFirst published in 2021 by  \nSAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd  \nB1/I-1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044, India [www.sagepub.in](www.sagepub.in)  \nSAGE Publications Inc  \n2455 Teller Road  \nThousand Oaks, California 91320, USA  \nSAGE Publications Ltd  \n1 Oliver’s Yard, 55 City Road  \nLondon EC1Y 1SP, United Kingdom  \nSAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd  \n18 Cross Street \\#10-10/11/12  \nChina Square Central  \nSingapore 048423  \nPublished by Vivek Mehra for SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd. Typeset in 10.5/13 pt Bembo by Zaza Eunice, Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India.  \nLibrary of Congress Control Number: 2020948405  \nISBN: 978-93-5388-532-8 (HB)  \nSAGE Team: Rajesh Dey, Satvinder Kaur and Rajinder Kaur  \nCover Photo Credit: Aniruddha Barua (top image); Prayash Sharma Tamuly (bottom image).  \nDedicated to the people of North-east India  \nThank you for choosing a SAGE product! If you have any comment, observation or feedback, I would like to personally hear from you.  \n[Please write to me at contactceo@sagepub.in](Please write to me at contactceo@sagepub.in)  \nVivek Mehra, Managing Director and CEO, SAGE India.  \nBulk Sales  \nSAGE India offers special discounts for purchase of books in bulk. We also make available special imprintsand excerpts from our books on demand.  \nFor orders and enquiries, write to us at  \nMarketing Department SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd B1/I-1, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, Post Bag 7 New Delhi 110044, India  \nE-mail us at marketing@sagepub.in  \nSubscribe to our mailing list  \nWrite to marketing@sagepub.in  \nThis book is also available as an e-book.  \nContents  \nList of Figures xi  \nList of Tables xiii  \nList of Abbreviations xix  \nPreface xxiii  \nSection I: Introduction  \nChapter 1 Social Sector Development in  \nNorth-east India  \nby Ashok Pankaj, Atul Sarma  \nand Antora Borah 3  \nSection II: Contexts  \nChapter 2 Contextualizing Social Development  \nin North-east India  \nby Chandan Kumar Sharma 37  \nChapter 3 Demographic Changes in North-east India: Inter-temporal Variations in Population Growth and Composition  \nby Bimal Kumar Kar and Suli Yohana Ayemi 64  \nSection III: Education  \nChapter 4 Status of School Education in North-east India by Saket Kushwaha, Sushanta Kumar Nayak  \nand Jumi Kalita 97  \nChapter 5 Contextualizing Educational Attainment in Assam: Reflecting on ‘Gender Gap’by Nirmali Goswami 129","cbCais9tIa92d4VA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais9tIa92d4VA","pdf",3795958,1,433,"English","en",105,"# Preface\n# List of Figures\n# List of Tables\n# List of Abbreviations\n# Section I: Introduction\n## Chapter 1 Social Sector Development in North-east India\n# Section II: Contexts\n## Chapter 2 Contextualizing Social Development in North-east India\n## Chapter 3 Demographic Changes in North-east India: Inter-temporal Variations in Population Growth and Composition\n# Section III: Education\n## Chapter 4 Status of School Education in North-east India\n## Chapter 5 Contextualizing Educational Attainment in Assam: Reflecting on ‘Gender Gap’","[{\"question\":\"What is the scope of this book on social sector development?\",\"answer\":\"The book studies social sector development in North-east India by linking contextual factors with sector-specific analysis, especially education and demographic change.\"},{\"question\":\"Which kinds of themes are covered in the “Contexts” section?\",\"answer\":\"It includes framing social development in the region and analyzing demographic changes, including inter-temporal variations in population growth and composition.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book address education in North-east India?\",\"answer\":\"It covers the status of school education across the region and examines educational attainment in Assam, including reflections on gender gaps.\"}]","Social Sector Development in North-East India - 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