The technological transformation of rural India : a study preparedfor the International Labour Office within the framework of the World Employment Programme

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The technological transformation of rural India : a study preparedfor the International Labour Office within the framework of the World Employment Programme

edited by A.S. Bhalla and Amulya K.N. Reddy

Intermediate Technology Pub, 1994

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Bibliography: p.231-234. -Includes index

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Description

Using case studies from India this book presents a conceptual model of commercialization of rural technologies in developing countries. It concludes that India has not placed enough emphasis on ensuring the efficiency of small-scale production units.

Table of Contents

  • Preface viii
  • List of abbreviations x
  • list of tables xii
  • List of figures xiii
  • Notes on the contributors xiv
  • INTRODUCTION A.S. BHALLA and AMULYA K.N. REDDY 1
  • Technological transformation 2
  • The Indian rural economy 5
  • Some salient features of case studies 10
  • Scope of the volume 16
  • PART ONE: CONCEPTS, ISSUES AND POLICIES
  • 1. The commercialization of improved technologies in
  • rural areas
  • K.N. KRISHNASWAMY and AMULYA K.N. REDDY 23
  • Interactions between technology and society in mixed
  • market/non-market economies 24
  • Classification of rural technologies from the viewpoint
  • of commercialization 28
  • A model of commercialization of rural technology 30
  • Barriers to commercialization 35
  • Concluding remarks 42
  • 2. Effective design and diffusion of rural technologies
  • ASHOK KHOSLA 44
  • Traditional technology 45
  • Frontier technology 46
  • Appropriate technology 48
  • Sources of innovation 50
  • Adapting technologies 51
  • Organizational initiatives for innovation 57
  • Conclusion 62
  • Appendix: The technology package 62
  • 3. Policies for rural industries and rural technologies
  • DEVENDRA B. GUPTA 64
  • Rural industrialization 64
  • An assessment of government programmes and policies 70
  • Programmes 71
  • Policies 76
  • Rural industry and technology policy 83
  • Conclusion 85
  • 4. Institutional aspects of the diffusion of renewable
  • energy technologies
  • R. BHATIA 87
  • The diffusion of renewable energy technologies: an analytical
  • framework 88
  • Renewable energy programmes in India 91
  • Organizations involved in energy questions 96
  • The role of institutions in technology diffusion 100
  • Institutional innovations for improved implementation 106
  • Conclusion 110
  • PART TWO: CASE STUDIES
  • 5. Experiences of the Khadi and Village Industries
  • Commission in technology transfer
  • YASHWANT A. PANDITRAO 113
  • Origin of the KVIC and fields of activity 114
  • The role of KVIC in research and development and technology
  • transfer 116
  • Lessons from the KVIC experience 130
  • 6. The role of non-governmental organizations in the
  • diffusion of rural technologies
  • DEVENDRA KUMAR 133
  • Sources of technology for NGOs 133
  • How NGOs select rural technologies for diffusion 135
  • Experience of NGOs engaged in rural technology dissemination 136
  • The role of training 141
  • Conclusion 142
  • 7. The diffusion of biogas systems
  • R. BHATIA, R. LICHTMAN, A. PEREIRA and W. TENTSCHER 145
  • Technical and economic status of biogas systems 145
  • India's National Project on Biogas Development (NPBD) 148
  • Rethinking the NPBD's diffusion policy 159
  • Conclusions 161
  • 8. The Pura community biogas plant (Karnataka)
  • K.N. KRISHNASWAMY and AMULYA K.N. REDDY 164
  • The experience at Pura 165
  • Individual versus collective initiatives 169
  • Conclusion 172
  • 9. The ASTRA stove (Karnataka)
  • K.N. KRISHNASWAMY and AMULYA K.N. REDDY 174
  • The origin of the ASTRA stove 174
  • The ASTRA stove technology 175
  • The idea generation phase 178
  • The research, development and design phase 181
  • The dissemination phase 181
  • An evaluation of the large-scale diffusion programme 186
  • Implications of the ASTRA stove experiment for technology
  • generation and dissemination 188
  • 10. Mini grain mills
  • K.N. KRISHNASWAMY and AMULYA K.N. REDDY 190
  • The limitations of Western technology 190
  • Alternative technology 192
  • Design criteria and cost considerations 193
  • The dissemination of mini grain mills 196
  • Conclusion 200
  • 11. The small-scale farm machinery industry in Uttar
  • Pradesh
  • S.C. MISHRA 201
  • The industrial economy of Uttar Pradesh 201
  • The farm machinery survey 203
  • Technological change in the Uttar Pradesh farm machinery
  • industry 214
  • Marketing agricultural machinery 217
  • Conclusions and policy implications 219
  • Notes and references 222
  • Selective bibliography 231
  • Index 235

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  • NCID
    BA46260218
  • ISBN
    • 1853391999
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 240 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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