Grass without Roots

Reviews / Votes

`... A very useful contribution to our understanding of rural poverty in Asia... the authors assemble a vast array of evidence to establish their case. The book is, therefore, an important one.' -- Journal of Contemporary Asia `a very interesting account of the costs and benefits of rural development in India at the behest of bureaucratic controls.' -- Journal of Rural Studies, Vol 4 No 1, 1988



`this book is a cry of despair about the state of anti-poverty programmes at the grass-roots level.' -- Hindustan Times, June 1986





`excellent' -- Times of India, April 1986





`an excellent review of the issues related to rural development.' -- Vikalpa, Vol 11 No 3 1986





`... a useful introductory guide to the history of 37 years of `top-sided' development in India -- the consequences of top-down initiatives by centralized power' -- World Development Vol 15 No 9 1987