S. Galab

S. Galab, a Development Economist, is currently Director, CESS, Hyderabad, and is also leading the Young Lives—an International Longitudinal Project in Andhra Pradesh, on childhood poverty. He has carried out research in the broad field of rural development on various aspects like rehabilitation and resettlement of project affected people, natural resource management, solid waste management in urban areas, handloom and power loom sector, agrarian distress and farmers’ suicides, rural indebtedness, MGNREGS, dry land agriculture. He has also worked on the effectiveness of public policies related to poverty alleviation including social capital, women empowerment, child labour and livelihoods. He was a member of Farmers Welfare Commission appointed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in response to the agrarian crisis in the united state of Andhra Pradesh. He is presently a member of the Commission on “Sustainable Agriculture Development of Andhra Pradesh”. He is one of the co-editors of the books: On Joint Forest Management in Andhra Pradesh; Organising Poor Women: The Andhra Pradesh Experience and Centre-State Relations in Indian Fiscal Context.