Rural Economy Of India

This book comprises of eighteen research papers in which the various facets of India rural economy have been critically examined. Some of the papers analyse the impact of rural development programmes on intended target groups introduced from time-to-time. Some of the important facets covered in the volume include land reforms, problems of the rural labour, rural credit, modernisation of agriculture, agricultural marketing, panchayat raj, rural artisans, social forestry and the tribal problems. On the whole, the papers seek to emphasis that there is a lot to be done in future than what has been in the past and our future effort should be fundamentally aimed at restructuring the land relations in rural areas to achieve the desired results.