Social Scientist Monthly Journal of the Indian School of Social Sciences VOLUME 8 MARCH NUMBER 8 1980 CONTENTS Mridul Eapen 3 Trends in Public Sector Employment and Earnings, Part One Barbara Harriss 22 Regulated Foodgrains Markets: A Critique Veronika Bennholdt- Tl&omsen 32 Investment on the Poor: Ana- lysis of World Bank Policy, Part Two NOTE Asghar All Engineer 52 IqbalVReconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam", A Critical Appraisal REPORT Ashok Mitra 64 Wage-Labour and Wage-Goods: Some Policy Issues BOOK REVIEW ART Kcmasang 74 Lessonsof Indonesian Tragedy Articles, note, report and review express the views of the authors and not necessarily of the editors or of the Indian School of Social Sciences.