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This book, an outcome of a study, conducted under lndo-Dutch Programme on Alternatives in Development, jointly sponsored by the Institute for Social Studies, the Hague, and the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, examines the growth and structural transformation in the Republic of Korea and India in 1950s in a comparative and historical perspective, both at the macro and micro levels. Analysing the factors responsible for differential growth and transformation in the two countries, it assesses the role of rural institutions in rural transformation. Taking a close look at the changes in the economy and life of rural households, it also studies the 'small farm rice economy' in Korea and Coastal Andhra Pradesh. The book is useful for policy makers, researchers and development institutions.

About the Author :
Born at Azamgarh (Utter Pradesh), the author had his schooling in his home town after which he moved to Allahabad for higher education. After doing his B.Sc, M.Sc., and D.Phil, from the University of Allahabad, he joined the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (IARI) where he did both teaching and research. At IARI, for a few years, he worked on Insect Physiology and Locust Toxicology. However, he had to change his line of work in 1965 and started working on land snail pests especially the giant African snail (the biggest-sized land snail in the world) both at IARI, New Delhi and on the Andamans. He continued to work on this pest till his retirement in December 1980. This work has been widely appreciated and quoted by authorities like Prof. A.R. Mead of the University of Arizona, U.S.A. The author was selected as a member of Post-Graduate Faculty, from the very inception of the Post-Graduate School at IARI in 1958. He took M.Sc. and Ph.D classes and guided a number of students leading to Master and Doctorate degrees. In addition to having 50 research papers to his credit, published in Indian and Foreign journals, he has also authored a book Economic Zoology which is now being revised. He has also authored another book Falson Ke Shatru Bhart Ke Thal Ghonghe (in Hindi). It is being published by ICAR New Delhi. He is one of the editors of Agricultural Entomology (Vols. I and II). He has also edited another book Crops and Weather as an External Editor and it is being published by ICAR New Delhi. The author is a Fellow of the Entomological Society of India, New Delhi and Life Member of (i) National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad and (ii) All India Scientific Writers' Society, New Delhi. He is also recipient of one of the 1984 Statesman Awards for Rural Reporting.


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  • ISBN-13: 9789354393914
  • Publisher: Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd.
  • Publisher Imprint: Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd.
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9354393918
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jun 2004
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 209


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