This volume focuses on the core themes and issues related to sustainability of Asian economic development. It enables us to understand the dynamics of this process under the emerging inequitable global economic order and international environmental regime. The articles are based on unique quantitative data.

List of Tables List of Figures Preface 1. Introduction Sucha Singh Gill, Lakhwinder Singh and Reena Marwah Part I. Issues in Sustainability of Indian Agriculture2. Globalisation and Sustainability Issues in Asian Agriculture: A Case of India Sukhpal Singh 3. Globalisation and its Impact on Agriculture, Food Security and Social Welfare in Pakistan Usman Mustafa, Mirajul-haq and Iftikhar Ahmad 4. Agreement on Agriculture and Food Prices in Bangladesh Munim Kumar Barai 5. Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Application of Agriculture: An Examination of Major Indian States Rajeev Sharma and Inderveer Singh 6. Agricultural Risk, Weather Insurance, Derivatives and Agricultural Insurance Surjit Singh PartII. Ecological Concerns in Theory and Practice7. Interrogating Marxian, Neoclassical and Green Perspectives on the Contradictory: Implications of Third World/Asian Development and Poverty for Global Sustainability Pritam Singh 8. Research on India and China National Strategy for Climate Change and their Practice in CDM Projects Xu Xiangyang 9. Ecological Implications of Agricultural Development in Punjab Inderjeet Singh and Parmod Kumar Part III. Core Themes in Economic Development10. Role of Foreign Aid in Achieving Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka Anoma S. P. Abhayaratne 11. Economic Development, Foreign Direct Investment and Policy in India Lakhwinder Singh 12. Framework for Planning and Management of Sustainable Inclusive Cities H. S. Gill and Deepa Krishnan 13. Maintaining High Growth Rate and Future Energy Demand and Supply Scenario in India A. S. Bhullar Part IV. Resource Management and Policy Alternatives14. Groundwater Markets, Irrigation Efficiency and Sustainability: A Study from North India A. Banerji, Gauri Khanna and J. V. Meenakshi 15. Sustainability of the Existing and Alternative Cropping Systems in the South-west Punjab Ranjit Singh Ghuman and G. S. Romana Part V. Discrimination and Socio-economic Equity in Development16. Wageworkers Exposure to Discrimination and Work-related Insecurity in Punjab's Urban Unorganised Establishments: A Social Class Analysis Varinder Jain 17. Who Kill Their Daughters More: Insights from Census Data of Punjab Inder Jit Singh Part VI. Peasant Distress and Sustainability of the Cotton Economy18. Does GM Technology Pay Rich Dividends? Farm Level Responses from BT Cotton Farmers in Maharashtra P. K. Viswanathan and N. Lalitha 19. Cotton Economy, Cotton Producers and BT Cotton Cultivation in Indian Punjab: An Assessment of Economic Impact and Sustainability Issues Sucha Singh Gill, Sukhwinder Singh and Jaswinder Singh Brar Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

Sucha Singh Gill is Professor, Department of Economics, Punjabi University, Patiala.

Lakhwinder Singh is Professor, Department of Economics, Punjabi University, Patiala.

Reena Marwah is Associate Professor, Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi.