Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: locating northeast India in a globalising India -- 1 Globalisation and the Indian Himalayan states: mitigating or accentuating marginalisation? -- 2 Economically integrating northeast India with Southeast Asia -- 3 Economic performance of the north-eastern region in the post-liberalisation period -- 4 Employment challenges in the north-eastern region of India: post-reform trends and dimensions -- 5 Poverty and nutrition in the north-eastern region of India -- 6 Inclusive development, citizenship and globalisation: the case of Arunachal Pradesh -- 7 Emerging issues of human development in northeast India -- 8 Educational disparities in northeast India -- 9 Land laws, development and globalisation in northeast India -- 10 Agricultural credit in Assam: a review of recent trends -- 11 Agrarian transformation in mountain economies: field insights from Arunachal Pradesh -- 12 Understanding the sluggish industrialisation process in northeast India: how do the industrial policies help? -- 13 Performance and potential of the unorganised manufacturing sector: a brief study of the north-eastern states -- 14 Microfinance in the north-eastern region: growth and challenges -- 15 Fiscal issues for the north-eastern region -- 16 Governance and human security issues in northeast India -- 17 India's entry into the ASEAN: some implications for the northeast -- Index