Articles by V M Rao

Barriers in Rural Development V M Rao Two prominent themes dominate current debates on problems of rural development in India: first, that rural development ought to receive higher priority and larger resources than it has received until now; second, that a decentralised pattern of organisation for formulating and implementing rural development programmes needs to be evolved.

Village-bused personnel are the implementing arm in the field of State intervention in the rural area to promote development. The results of the author's study indicate that the personnel need to be sub- stantially expanded in number, made more broad-based and dispersed beyond the large-size villages. This, in turn, requires a fresh approach to building up personnel involving departures from the prevailing systems of selection, recruitment, etc, adjusted to the urban setting and conditions.

Calorie Norm Controversy V M Rao M Vivekananda THANKS to the recent burst of controversy in EPW on the calorie norm, measurement of poverty

duction of fuel crops rather than food, those who own automobiles may have a disproportionately large say in the matter." Sounds familiar?
Lester R Brown has produced a cogent argument. Conscise position papers like this one are almost unknown in India. The luminaries who gathered to discuss science in Vigyan Bhavan recently were happy with papers which didn't go beyond generalities and banalities. Instead of giving spirited support to our gasohol scientists let us examine the issues critically. On the other hand, Lester Brown could be a CIA agent provocateur let loose to destroy energy research in poor countries. But how are we going to find out?

Accountant's View of Rural Development V M Rao Rural Development in Action by Uma Kant Srivastava and P S George; Somaiya Publications, Bombay, 1977; pp viii + 205,