Book contents
- A History of India’s Green Revolution
- Reviews
- A History of India’s Green Revolution
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Colonial Technocracy
- 2 Development through People’s Participation
- 3 Making Tarai the Granary of the Province
- 4 A Decolonizing Perspective and Technocracy in Uttar Pradesh
- 5 Realization of Modernization Dreams?
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2025
Book contents
- A History of India’s Green Revolution
- Reviews
- A History of India’s Green Revolution
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Colonial Technocracy
- 2 Development through People’s Participation
- 3 Making Tarai the Granary of the Province
- 4 A Decolonizing Perspective and Technocracy in Uttar Pradesh
- 5 Realization of Modernization Dreams?
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
There is a certain flip-flop mentality at play when it comes to assessing the green revolution. In many popular accounts, in reflections by scientists, or in policy discourses, the green revolution often comes across as all good or all bad. In the context of the prevailing charged debate around the subject, it may be better to assess the green revolution with a historical contextualization that highlights the contingencies and pitfalls of agrarian transformation. Its history reveals that HYVs are no magic wand that can transform agrarian lives for the better anywhere, anytime. A historical analysis also implores us to not to criticize the green revolution for not solving every problem of poverty and underdevelopment.
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- A History of India's Green RevolutionReign of Technocracy, pp. 193 - 206Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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