CONTENTS: Preface, Introduction, 1. Theorising Social Exclusion and Marginalisation among Tribal Communities, 2. Tribal Livelihoods and Development Discourses: Global and Local Realities, 3. Socio-Cultural and Developmental Dynamics of Kuttichal Gram Panchayat, 4. Between Marginalisation and Development: Empirical insights into the Livelihood-Development Paradox in Tribal Communities, Conclusion, Bibliography.