Kapoor-Mehta, SoumyaDas, Maitreyi BordiaTas, Emcet OktayZumbyte, Ieva2015-01-212015-01-212015-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21316Himachal Pradesh has the reputation of being stable, inclusive, cohesive and well-governed and it stands apart in many respects from its neighbors in northern India. It has additionally, achieved remarkable growth, especially in the last two decades, which has been accompanied by very good human development outcomes. Despite being a predominantly rural society, educational attainment in Himachal Pradesh for instance, is among the best in the country; poverty headcount is nearly one-third of the national average; life expectancy is 3.4 years longer than the number of years an average Indian expects to live; and, per capita income is the second highest among "special category" states in India. Underlying its strong economic and social development outcomes is Himachal Pradesh's commitment to expand access to public services to the remotest areas, across tough, hilly terrain and its strong institutional foundations. Inter-group disparities are low in a state where traditionally disadvantaged groups such as the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) make up a solid 30 percent of the population.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO GOVERNMENTACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEADOLESCENT GIRLSADVERSE IMPACTSAGRARIAN ECONOMYAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHALCOHOLISMANIMAL HUSBANDRYAUTONOMYBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBASIC NEEDSBENEFIT SHARINGBETTER ACCESS TO MARKETSBIG CITIESCARBONCAREGIVERSCASH TRANSFER SCHEMECHILD DEVELOPMENTCITIZENCITIZENSCLIMATE CHANGEDEBTDECISION MAKINGDECLINE IN POVERTYDEFORESTATIONDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVOLUTIONDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDISPARITIES BETWEEN MENDISSEMINATIONDISTRIBUTION OF LANDDROUGHTECONOMIC CHANGEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYECONOMIC REFORMECONOMIC RESOURCESECONOMICSECOSYSTEMEDUCATION POVERTYEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTELDERLYEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEMEENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL CHANGEENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEXCESS MORTALITYEXTENDED FAMILYEXTERNALITIESEXTREME POVERTYFAMILY HEALTHFAMILY MEMBERSFARMERSFARMSFEMALE CHILDRENFEMALE EDUCATIONFEMALE LABOR FORCEFERTILITYFERTILITY RATEFERTILITY RATESFERTILITY TRANSITIONFISHERIESFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFORESTRYGENDER EQUALITYGENDER NORMSGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNMENT INITIATIVESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH FACILITIESHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLNESSILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONINCOME GROWTHINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINEQUALITYINFANTINFECTIOUS DISEASESIRRIGATIONKINSHIPLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLAND DISTRIBUTIONLAND HOLDINGSLAND OWNERSHIPLAND PRODUCTIVITYLAND REFORMSLAND USELANDHOLDING SIZELANDHOLDINGSLANDOWNERLEGISLATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVES OF INDIVIDUALSLOCAL ADMINISTRATIONLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL POPULATIONLOW POVERTY RATESMALNUTRITIONMALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDRENMIGRANTSMORTALITYMOTHERNATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL LAWSNATURAL ASSETSNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNEONATAL MORTALITYNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDSOLDER PEOPLEOPINION LEADERSPARTICIPATION IN DECISIONPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPENSION PAYMENTSPENSIONSPOLICY CONCERNPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOLITICAL POWERPOLLUTIONPOORPOOR POPULATIONPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION STRUCTUREPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPROGRESSPUBLIC DISCOURSEPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGQUALITATIVE DATARELIGIOUS PRACTICESREPLACEMENT LEVELRESOURCE MOBILIZATIONRESPECTRISK MANAGEMENTROLE OF WOMENRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ECONOMYRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL FEMALERURAL HOUSEHOLDRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INCOMESRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POVERTYRURAL WOMENSANITATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLINGSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSEXSEX RATIOSSEX SELECTIVE ABORTIONSSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSMALL COUNTRIESSMALL FAMILIESSMALL VILLAGESSOCIAL CHANGESOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL CONFLICTSOCIAL CONTROLSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL GROUPSOCIAL IMPACTSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURESOCIAL MOVEMENTSSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSOURCE OF DRINKING WATERSTATE INTERVENTIONSTATE POLICIESSUBSIDIARYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTARGETINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETERTIARY EDUCATIONTETANUSTRANSPORTTRANSPORTATIONURBAN AREASURBAN GROWTHURBAN POVERTYURBAN WOMENURBANIZATIONVEGETABLE CROPSVEGETABLESVILLAGE ECONOMIESWAGESWATER SOURCESWORKFORCEYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG GIRLSYOUNG PEOPLE10.1596/21316