to these plantations: the abolition of slavery as an end in itself and, second, as a means to an end. In spite of the … fact that slavery had been abolished by the mid-nineteenth century, workers on plantations found themselves no better off …

This paper presents a systemic framework to look at the prospects for sustainability of Indian agriculture. The … shaping the growth, efficiency and stability of agriculture. The domains are: Natural resources covering land, water, climate … prospects for agriculture are seen to depend in the final analysis not so much on nature or factors beyond control as on …