66 SOCIAL SCIENTIST regional disparities and set to make an assessment of them, but instead should have proceeded to examine the character of these policies vis-a-vis the system. This is why perhaps, even while attempting to identify some basic issues linked with the regional disparities in India, he ends up reporting more on disparities than making attempts towards unearthing the underlying issues. It must not be forgotten that within the dual economy of the country, expansion of a capitalist structure is manifested through a systematic and planned growth of an industrial as well as rural bourgeoisie and that the policies of reducing regional disparities arc essentially drawn and implemented in favour of them. The more successful the present methods of distributing 'growth' under the guise of developmental planning (be it through growth centres or 'balanced industrial dispersal') the more would be the disparities between regions, communities and classes. In fact, the emphasis on 'space' dimension itself is a conscious effort of the 'Western' regional development models to shift the discussion away from 'people', 'community' or more appropriately the class dimension of the Third World society and its historical experiences. BISWAROOP DAS Member of Faculty, Centre for Social Studies, Surat. WE ARE MOVING TO NEW PREMISES Circulation and advertisement departments of SOCIAL SCIENTIST are moving to new premises in January 1984. All subscribers, agents and advertisers are requested to send all communications and remittances henceforth to the following address: SOCIAL SCIENTIST 24/1212, METTUKKADA, TRIVANDRUM-695014.