62 SOCIAL SCIENTIST generate contradictions within the local situation. Attempts at regulating or altering social behaviour through public policies, perse, is considered by the writers as leading to confusion, ambivalence and apathy. The question of political will does not enter into-the debate. The alternative is greater participation by women in these policies or programmes. Again, "women" are considered to be value-free. What is suggested is the integration of women's issues with the mainstream of developmental thinking and communication, by strengthening the linkages in the developmental system-institutions, functionaries, programmes and their ethos, so that mobilization efforts do not seem way ahead of the consiousness of the women they are to mobilize. This seems to be a very technical formula, which might improve the output of these programmes but would not solve the problem of drawing women into the democratic movement, or seeing their lack of progress as a part of the movement for freedom and equality. Marginalization o women would continue, but at least it would not be so acute as before ! Perhaps the Centre and its team do not wish to go further than increasing the visibility of women's issues through development communication. At least those who are not aware of the data and information provided in this book would perhaps begin to realize that all is not well with the women of India. But they would soon lose their ehthusiasin when they come across the recommendations which generate ideas that an activist would not be able to accept, but would go down very well with pundits in planning cells. Stylistically also, the monograph leaves much to be desired. There is a great deal of overlapping and repitition which could have been happily pruned. The habit of raising very fundamental questions and then bypassing them for the technique of 'studies' is also very galling. For tliose familiar with the subject, even the subject matter is not very original, but it is a 'publication' suitable foot-noted and so should go a lon^ \\'av towards lielping the formulation of a curriculum for studies on women at India universities. NINA RAO College of Vocational Studies, Delhi University, Delhi