Rural Industrialisation in A Modern Economy

Rural Industrialisation in a Modern Economy provides the reader, particularly the reader interested in rural economics and handicrafts, a detailed insight into the functioning of a District Industries Centre of a state government. The Alwar DIC, set up as a model unit, has performed remarkably well considering the limitations of finance, distance and illiteracy. The author, Dr. Puri, has honestly describe the successes and shortcomings of the industrialization of rural Alwar district, with the aid of a wealth of tables and illustrations. Rural Industrialisation in a Modern Economy should prove an eye-opener to skeptics who believe India will remain backward. This book tells a story that should prove inspiring in its straightforward advocacy of raising the standard of living of the rural poor, by means of encouraging the modernization of the traditional crafts to bring the craftsmen prosperity without the attendant evils of industrial societies.