Spells out a reform agenda for agriculture, food security, poverty alleviation and management of natural resources. The author argues that economic reforms need to take due account of initial conditions: socio-economic inequalities, insufficient infrastructure and inadequate social development as well as the compulsions of a democratic polity.

The book spells out a reform agenda for agriculture, food security, poverty alleviation and management of natural resources. The author argues that economic reforms need to take due account of initial conditions, viz, socio-economic inequalities, insufficient infrastructure and inadequate social development as well as the compulsions of a democratic polity.