Rural leadership in green revolution

This is the first study on rural leadership, which analyses the leadership structure in the background of the technological break through in Indian agriculture. Leadership has been studied here from a comparative and developmental perspective; and the changing power structure in the developing rural economy form the nucleus of this study. The measurement of leadership is based on traditional, non-traditional and development oriented activities.
The Rural Leadership in Green Revolution is, thus, not just another book on leadership, but an original contribution to the study of interaction between theory and empiricism. This aspect, so vital to the understanding of the changing Indian rural society, has not been adequately explored so far.
The data on the rural socio-economic structure and leader ship were collected through field work in two villages of Punjab and analysed from a cross-sectional point of view. The basic theme-measurement of leadership and the relevance of leadership to the changing socio-economic structure-has been explored in depth.
The study should be of interest not only to the sociologists but also to social scientists working in the fields of social anthropology, social work and extension service. It will also be useful to those who are engaged in various development programmes, which seek a change-prone leadership for mobilizing local talent and initiative.