Resource Conservation and Food Security


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Papers presented at the International Symposium on Land Degradation: New Trends towards Sustainable Agriculture and the Commonwealth Geographical Bureau Food Security Workshop organized by Dept. of Geography, M.M.H. College, Ghaziabad, India, on 7-12 April, 2002.







New And Enduring Themes In Development Economics


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This book is a compilation of selected papers presented at the ISI (Indian Statistical Institute) Platinum Jubilee Conference on Comparative Development held at the ISI, Delhi, India. The papers cover new and well-established topics in development economics. Some of these include political economy, role of public outrage in delivering justice and the political economy of general strikes, economics of happiness, economics of labour, agricultural economics, macroeconomics and public finance. These topics are analyzed from the perspective of developing countries. The book will be of interest to both researchers and graduate students in development economics.




Drought, Policy and Politics in India


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A study of public policy on drought management in India, with a case study of the Jodhpur district in Rajasthan, arguing that the planning process has not initiated long-term measures for drought-proofing. Traces the origins of contemporary policy, outlines administrative and financial mechanisms for drought mitigation, and reveals the politics behind policy making. Includes a bandw fold-out map of drought-affected areas in the region. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Addressing Regional Backwardness


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This book brings forth the spatial concern of our planners in development efforts in general and backward areas in particular. It provides a detailed account of the criteria of identification, areal coverage, financial and organisationl structure of individual programme both in the context of time and space. Finally, it attempts to assess the impact of these programmes. This work will help all concerned in two ways: (i) learning from the Indian Experience in developing backward areas and replicating the Indian model, and (ii) providing research material for future planning to ensure the economic efficiency, social effectiveness and development efficacy of the new arrangements.




My Musings (Part I)


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My Reflections


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The book covers the monthly musings of the author from the year 2011 to 2015 that got manifest as write-ups in the daily Greater Kashmir, the daily Rising Kashmir, the daily Kashmir Images, selected extracts from some of the publications of the author, some selected extracts from the blogs of the author etc. These are topics of general interest and set up a new trend in book formatting.