Monograph on the role of rural area local government institutions in rural development in the punjab, India - examines the dynamics of institutional frameworks, measures development by agricultural production, rural welfare (incl. Health, education, employment, nutrition, etc.) and income distribution levels, and describes agricultural management, agricultural planning, land utilization, farm technological change, etc. Diagrams, flow charts, references and statistical tables.

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