Rural India Facing the 21st Century: Essays on Long Term Village Change and Recent Development Policy

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Rural India Facing the 21st Century: Essays on Long Term Village Change and Recent Development Policy
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Barbara Harriss-White
Edited by S. Janakarajan
SeriesAnthem South Asian Studies
Series part Volume No. 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:540
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 155
ISBN/Barcode 9781843310884
ClassificationsDewey:307.14120954
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 200+ figures, graphs and charts

Publishing Details

Publisher Anthem Press
Imprint Anthem Press
Publication Date 1 October 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Written by an international team of young scholars, 'Rural India Facing the 21st Century' draws together a profound analysis of a broad range of issues to provide a masterly overview of overall rural development. Its highly original methodology and findings will be of considerable interest for development policy.

Author Biography

Barbara Harriss-White is Director of Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University's Department of International Development. She is Professor of Development Studies and a Fellow of Wolfson College. S. Janakarajan is a Fellow of the Madras Institute for Development Studies, Chennai. An experienced field economist, his interests are in rural markets and exchange and in irrigation and water management, on which he has published widely.