Borrowed perspectives
When something as vast and complex as the social dynamics of the Green Revolution is depicted through the experiences of a handful, it is …
An impressionistic view of international debt
ODIOUS DEBTS: LOOSE LENDING, CORRUPTION AND THE THIRD WORLD'S ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY Patricia Adams Publisher: Probe International Price: $13.95
The utopian trap
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF INDIA Edited by Kartik C Roy, Clement A Tisdell and Raj Kumar Sen Publisher: Oxford …
World's state as precarious as ever
STATE OF THE WORLD 1993 Edited by Linda Starke Publisher: W W Norton & Co Price: $13.99
The land rush
STRUGGLE FOR LAND AND THE FATE OF THE FORESTS Edited by Marcus Colchester and Larry Lohmann Publisher: The World Rainforest Movement, Malaysia, …
How and when to displace
THE DAM AND THE NATION DISPLACEMENT AND RESETTLEMENT IN THE NARMADA VALLEY·Jean Dreze, Meera Samson and Satyajit Singh·Oxford …
Development on its haunches
KAISE JEEBO RE·VHS· 80 minutes·English· Directed by Anurag Singh and Jharana Jhaveri·Jan Madhyam, New Delhi
Hand in hand
PEOPLE & PROTECTED AREAS: TOWARDS PARTICIPATORY CONSERVATION IN INDIA· Ashish Kothari, Neena Singh and Saloni Suri (Ed)· Sage …
Homeless blues
THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S REFUGEES. A HUMANITARIAN AGENDA·UNHCR, Oxford University Press, UK·Rs 625
Rio fever hits the networks
The mother of all summits grabbed a good deal of telecast time recently
Saving forests and a box office hit
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Qualitywise, India is miles ahead
The Indian entries in a recent development video competition held by the British Council, far outpaced their competitors in production quality, …
Patkar populism lights sparks on Zee TV
Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar fended with dexterity the provocative questions posed to her in Zee TV's Aapki Adalat.
Moby Dick in the 21st century
WHALING ISSUES AND JAPAN'S WHALING RESEARCH Publisher: The Institute of Cetacean Research, Japan Price: Not Mentioned
Treating symptoms will not cure the disease
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY IN INDIA Armin Rosencranz, Shyam Divan & Martha L Noble Publisher: Tripathi (Is this all?) Price: Rs 115
MNCs allergic to Third World ills
THE WORLD'S PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES: AN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON INNOVATION, COMPETITION AND POLICY Robert …
Pitching for sustainability in agriculture
Two films, shown recently in the Capital, focus on alternative farming strategies as a counterbalance to the ecologically destructive Green Revolution
Uninspired view of culture and development
Culture and Development: Cultural Patterns in Areas of Uneven Development K C Alexander and K P Kumaran Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi, …
SEWA helps working women gain confidence
Where Women Are Leaders -- The SEWA Movement In India Kalima Rose . Publisher: Sage (Vistaar) Publications, Delhi . Price: Rs.225 (hb); Rs.100 (pb)
Food benefits are not for the poor
DELIVERANCE FROM HUNGER -- THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN INDIA K R Venugopal Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi Price: Rs 225
Stretching arguments to point of absurdity
SCIENCE, DEVELOPMENT AND VIOLENCE -- THE TWILIGHT OF MODERNITY Claude Alvares Publisher: Oxford University Press, New Delhi Price: Rs 195
Environment management treated cursorily
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY Edited by S.K. Wahi, A.K. Agnihotri and J.S. Sharma Publisher: Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi …
A fitting reply from the South
Towards a Green World Anil Agarwal and Sunita Narain Publisher: Centre for Science and Environment Price: Rs 350 (hardcover); Rs 200 (paperback)
Issues which history forgot
GREEN HISTORY OF THE WORLD Clive Ponting Publisher: Penguin, Harmondsworth Price: £6.99
How green is the dollar?
WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1992- DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT Publisher. OUP for the World Bank Price: Not stated