Rural South Asia: Linkages, Change and Development
Author:   Peter Robb (Emeritus Professor, SOAS South Asia Institute, London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781032617510


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 November 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Rural South Asia: Linkages, Change and Development


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First published in 1983, Rural South Asia examines questions of change and development in terms of linkages between localities and the outside world. The authors examine the response specifically to the introduction of a ‘modern’ features of production, the importance of physical, cultural and economic communication, and the impact of various development efforts. This book will be of interest to student of South Asian studies, history, economics and agriculture.

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Author:   Peter Robb (Emeritus Professor, SOAS South Asia Institute, London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9781032617510


ISBN 10:   1032617519
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 November 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contributors Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Plantation System and Village Structure in British Ceylon 3. Wage-Gathering 4. Economic Dislocation in Nineteenth-Century Eastern Uttar Pradesh 5. Rural Labour in the Bombay Textile Industry and the Articulation of Modes of Organization 6. The Role of the Broker in Rural India 7. Two Karnataka Villages and the Outside World 8. ‘Decentralized’ Planning in a Centralized Economy 9. International Rice Research and the Problems of Rice Growing in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

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