Sumita Dawra heads the economic wing in the Embassy of India, Beijing, and is on a three-year posting. Her other publications include 'Eradication of Child Labour: Convergence Strategies' (2007), a manual written for the International Labour Organisation, besides several write-ups published over the years on issues such as micro credit, urban governance, self-help groups and participative rural appraisal techniques. This is her first book, written after years of meticulous research. She currently lives in Beijing, China, with her teenage daughter.
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