Abstract
Apart from an introduction to the book and a chapter on Professor Nanjun-
appa's achievements and life, the book is divided into sixteen chapters dealing with
ssues of planning in almost all sectors of the economy ranging from education to
employment, agriculture, capital markets, population and environment. This review
would focus on the central issues raised without going into great detail of each
chapter.
To me the book is a collection of essays which can be easily understood by non
specialists and policy makers. If one is looking for formal analysis visa vis fancy
modelling and econometrics then surely this is not the approach taken in this book.
From an economist's point of view I find the book verbose in style but then a
sociologist might take dispute with me on this comment.
In Chapter 4 on education planning the authors highlight that there has been a
tremendous explosion in the number of educated in India: "India has the second
largest pool of educated and skilled men and women in the world, estimated at over
20 million .... the third largest cadre of scientists in the world at 32 million". Butt
hey are quick to point out that the pledge of education to all which was to be
achieved by 1962 is still an unattained target. Also, there are approximately 15
million educated unemployed. The unemployed in the rural areas cannot be
accurately measured because there are no employment exchanges in those areas.
he authors point out to wastage in the education system through a high drop out rate
and the outmoded memory oriented system of examinations which is an anti-
earning system. The funding of education is regressive in nature for the welfare of
Anjum Siddiqui. (1990) BOOK REVIEW – Planning (or Social and Economic Development, ed., R. Braradwaj and M.V. Nadkarni, Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, Voume-09, Issue-2.
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