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082			_a338.9 JOH
100			_aJohnson, B.L.C.
245		0	_aIndia: resources and development.
260			_aNew Delhi
260			_bArnold-Heinemann Pub.
260			_c1980
300			_a211 p. : ill.
520			_aThis major new work for use by advanced level and university students as well as the general reader provides a systematic introduction to the human and physical resources and the environments of India, and the nation's achievements in developing them. The four parts deal with population in its cultural and demographic aspects, agriculture, industry and urbanization, and the develop ments-historical, social and economic-which have contributed to the existing geography of India form a continuing theme. The material is completely up-to-date, researched in India in 1976. Particular attention has been paid to generalized trends in the geography and development of the country and to urgent contemporary problems: population growth, food supplies, industrialization and urbanization. The role of planning in development is discussed, especially in analysing the prospects for the future. The factual information includes many maps, tables and examples, which have been selected to illustrate significant aspects of the central themes and to reflect the diversity within the country. They help to make this a most valuable and important work for all interested in modem India and its development
650			_aEconomic development.
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