Sector-Reform Approach in Rural Development

The green revolution is one of the biggest success stories of India cited globally, which enabled the country to convert the nightmarish begging bowl’s status to that of ‘self-sufficiency’. It also brought about an element of resilience in agriculture to ward off the threat of famine. The green revolution obviously ushered in anera of overall rural prosperity. Its impact was so dramatic thar India became a role model for many developing nations. It is the phenomena in its varied dimensions which the editor of this encyclopaedia had tried to explore. He had provided an objective critique of the contradictions and consequences of the development and disparities in rural area. There are some definite linkages between development and disparities.