Table des matières

Jagdish Bhagwati

Foreword

Jean-Luc Maurer

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 – Before the Green Revolution

Chapter 1 – From the British to Independent India

• After Independence, 1951 to 1966

Chapter 2 – In the Villages

• Khandoi (population 1227 in 1961), Unchagaon Block, Bulandshahr District
• Nahiyan (population 2500 in 1961) Mangari Block, Benares (Varanasi District) UP
• Pilkhi, Muraul Block, Muzaffarpur District, Bihar
• Manchala, Tenalli Block, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh
• Kila Ulur, Orathanad Block, Thanjavur (Tanjore) District, Tamil Nadu
• Eksal, Koregaon Block, Satara District, Maharashtra
• Summing Up

Part II – The Green Revolution and After

Chapter 3 – The Green Revolution

• The Achievements

Chapter 4 – Green Revolution (GR) in UP Villages

• Khandoi in the Late 1970s
• Khandoi, 2000–2012
• Nahiyan: The Beginning of Changes
• Nahiyan: The Following Steps

Chapter 5 – In the Eastern Plains

• In Muzaffarpur
• Bihar, 2002 to 2012
• In Puri District, Orissa
• The Impact of the Services Sector

Chapter 6 – In the South Eastern Deltas

• Manchala
• The Next Steps
• Kila Ulur

Chapter 7 – Peninsular India I

• Jodhpur District, Rajasthan
• Latest Trends
• Eksal, Maharashtra

Chapter 8 – Peninsular India II

• Deogarh and Godda Districts, Jharkhand
• (former parts of Bihar, now a separate state)
• Keonjhar District, Orissa
• (Visits from 1984 to 2002)
• Mayurbhanj District, Orissa

Part III – The All India Rural Picture and the Future

Chapter 9 – Progress and Obstacles

• Physical Constraints
• Man-Made Successes and Weaknesses
• Varying Farmers’ Behaviours
• The Advent of the Society of Consumption
• Dalits and Other Castes
• The Adivasis
• The Size of India
• Corruption

Chapter 10 – Maya, Ignorance and Prejudices

• The Gap Between Urban Elites and Villagers
• The Great Fallacy
• Various Controversies
• On the Poverty Line
• A Complementary Approach
• Some Guidelines On What to Incorporate in Surveys
• A Look Beyond India

Chapter 11 – Towards the Next Steps

• Some Basic Changes in the Rural World
• The Direct Attack on Poverty
• The Global Process of Rural Development
• Warnings and Alarm Bells
• Research and extension services
• Water Management
• Markets and Contract Farming
• Climate Change
• Leakage and Administration

Conclusion

Appendices

• The Caste System
• The Green Revolution
• Examples
• Population and agricultural data
• Horticulture, million t
• Stock of food grains
• Exchange rate Rupees per dollars
• Glosary and acronyms

Bibliography

• Official Reports
• Books on India
• Miscellaneous Works
• Newspapers
• Periodicals

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