Environment, Population and Human Settlements of Sundarban Delta

by Anuradha Banerjee

Overview

In any developing country the ubiquitous role of the bureaucracy in policy implementation invites comment. Dr. Mathur has presented a penetrating analysis of the role of the bureaucracy in the context of agricultural development in India. In the first part of this brief study he considers the national administrative framework and the national level policies towards rural development. The second part is devoted to the presentation of empirical data derived from a micro-level evaluation of the Green Revolution in Karnal District in Haryana in north-west India. A synthesis is attempted at the end to reveal that the role of the bureaucracy is wedded, as it were, to the groups that propel a particular type of development. Put in general terms, policies and their implementation depend ultimately upon the dynamic interaction of the social and political processes involved. It is unrealistic to assume that one component alone the bureaucracy is responsible for the output in development. Change can be wrought only when the policies and framework take cognizance of the other components which determine the implementation processes. This is an important contribution both to public administration as well as rural development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789354396663
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/1998
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Anuradha Banerjee has presented a holistic approach to the study of human settlements in the less studied Sundarban Delta. She has used a blend of theoretical and empirical information, as well as the latest analytical methods. Dr. Banerjee has graduated with honours in Geography from Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta University. She has also to her credit a Master of Arts degree in Geography, followed by a Master of Philosophy from Jawaharlal Nehru University. New Delhi. A research fellow of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research during 1988-1993, she had also been awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy from JNU. She belongs to the fraternity of Social Scientists, the thrust of her research being Population and Human Settlements. Her research line also includes Human Ecology, Environment, Resource Studies, Social Development, Women and Child Development and Participatory Research. She has worked in the project Impact of Sea Level Rise Due to Green House Effect West Bengal and Onssa Coasts sponsored by Department of Environment and Forests, Government of India during 1991-1992. She has also been associated in various capacities with voluntary organisations. She is a life member of Institute of Landscape, Ecology and Ekistics, Calcutta; Indian Association for the Study of Population, and The Geographical Society of India. At present the author is working as a consultant in the Human Resource Development area of the National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi.