Social
Scientist
Monthly Journal of the
Indian School of Social Sciences
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4 Economic and Political Scene,
1972-73
Hiren Gohain 11 Origins of the Assamese Middle
Class
Staffan Lindberg 27 Some Features of the Political
Goran Djurfeldt Economy of Agriculture in a
Tamil Village
Asim Chaudhuri 43 Anti-Monopoly Policy at Work
COMMUNICATION
Utsa Patnaik 55 Development of Capitalist Pro-
duction in Agriculture
REPORT
Sharad Patil 69 On a Survey of Famine Con-
ditions in Sakri Taluka of
Maharashtra
SYMPOSIUM
74 Conclusions of the All India
Conference on Character of
State Power
S Naqvl 83 Glass Character of State Power
in India
BOOK REVIEW
Mohan Than&pi 91 The Educational Thought of
Paulo Freire
Articles, Communication, Report, Symposium and Review express the views of their authors and not necessarily of the editors or of the Indian School of Social Sciences.