{"product_id":"the-milk-break-copy-2","title":"Mainstreaming the Marginalised","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"display\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"yourdiv\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"display_right\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the questions asked in the context of contemporary economic development in India are: Why despite high rate of growth for nearly a decade there has not been any major reduction in the number of the poor households? Why despite high growth, dependence on the agriculture has not declined in any measurable way? Why the country with burgeoning stocks of food- grains, not able to eliminate hunger and reduce malnutrition? Why with all the relevant institutions in place the delivery systems are not able to reach the ‘last man’? Why country’s democratic institutions are faltering? In various essays collected in this book, attempt is made to answer some of these questions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProf. Vyas has in this book rightly chosen land relations, input subsidies, agricultural marketing and risk mitigation for special consideration. He has emphasised the need for integrating natural and social sciences and humanities. He has also urged that innovations should help to manage risk and not merely avoid it. The book helps to bring science and society together. The views of Prof. V.S. Vyas based on life time experience are exceedingly important to achieve the present goal of accelerated, but inclusive growth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—    M.S. Swaminathan \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       Founder Chairman and Chief Mentor, M S Swaminathan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       Research Foundation, Chennai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVijay Vyas is clearly a leading thinker on rural India. The plight of the small farmer, the pressure of demography on the rural labour force, inadequate and poor quality infrastructure, are balanced with a nuanced setting out of technology, the rural-urban continuum, diversification within agriculture and the demands of a fast growing economy. While not mincing words on describing the present, Vyas in each essay is showing the reader the art of the possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—    Yoginder K. Alagh \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       Vice-Chairman, Sardar Patel Institute of Economics and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Social Research, Ahmedabad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis compilation of erudite lectures by Prof. Vyas is easily the best I had ever read on the evolution, challenges and prospects for rural and agricultural economy of India This book should be a compulsory reading for academics and policy-makers alike, interested in the compelling need for comprehensive reform agenda for agriculture  in Indian economy and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—    Y. Venugopal Reddy \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eV.S. Vyas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(PhD Economics) is currently Professor Emeritus in the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur. He has taught in prestigious universities and institutions in India and abroad and worked with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and FAO, in different capacities. He served as a Member of the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India and the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India. He is the author of several books and articles in the areas of agricultural policy and rural development. He has been honoured by the academic community in India and abroad and was awarded one of the highest national awards, the Padma Bhushan, by the President of India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"glossymenu\"\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"menuitem submenuheader\" href=\"http:\/\/academicfoundation.org\/#\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordsuffix\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Changing Contours of Rural India:\u003cbr\u003e    Causes and Consequences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Challenge of Transforming Indian\u003cbr\u003e    Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Some Aspects of Structural Change\u003cbr\u003e    in Indian Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Structural Change in Agriculture and\u003cbr\u003e    the Small Farm Sector in Gujarat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Marginalised Sections of Indian Agriculture:\u003cbr\u003e    The Forgotten Millions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Agrarian Distress: Strategies to Protect\u003cbr\u003e    Vulnerable Sections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Towards an Equitable Agrarian Structure            \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Food Security in India: Can We Eliminate\u003cbr\u003e    Hunger and Malnutrition in the Foreseeable\u003cbr\u003e    Future?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Reaching the Unreached: To Make Poverty\u003cbr\u003e    Alleviation Programmes More Effective\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Weakening Roots of Democracy and the\u003cbr\u003e      Role of Civil Society           \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Academics as Activists: An Indian Perspective on\u003cbr\u003e     Action Research in Rural Development\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 78.3752px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2015\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9789332703148\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Vijay Shankar Vyas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ ENG- English \/ Development \u0026 Growth","offer_id":51288473010497,"sku":null,"price":995.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9067\/5009\/files\/Mainstreaming_front.png?v=1768977005","url":"https:\/\/www.academicfoundation.com\/products\/the-milk-break-copy-2","provider":"Academic Foundation | AF Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}