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(3) information on modern farm practices must be disseminated from convenient local institutions.
This study views the problem of rural development mainly as one of generating the necessary skills and therefore views educational programmes as an end-all and be-all solution. The fact that the organi5a-tion of production itself sets limits to the extent skills are or can be utilized is not recognised. Further, the impact of a skewed distribution of asset ownership or the non-availability of finance on the ability of rural workers and artisans to provide the required skills is not considered. Past experience has shown that educational programmes of any kind can only have a limited impact given the power structure in the agrarian sector. Any study on rural development which fails to assess this experience and take note of its implications must necessarily come up with conclusions and recommendations that fail to come to terms with the reality of rural India. In this sense., the study under review is no exception.
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