Social Scientist Monthly Journal of the Indian School of Social Sciences ^^tTTe^N. /^ ^ VOLUME 2 AUGUST ([^fRamkote )o n NUMBER 1 1973 U ^ Street ^V\^- ^'^/ "^^—^ CONTENTS 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.