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Book Review
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Catalogue of Archaeological Sites in Tamil Nadu — Vols. I and II: K Rajan, V.P. Yathees Kumar, S. Selvakumar; Pub. by Heritage India Trust, 4304 Anna Nagar, Mathakottai Road, Thanjavur-613005.
Rs. 300 each.
The two-volume publication represents a significant effort at collating information and updating knowledge on archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu in the light of the intensive explorations and excavations undertaken in the State by researchers, individually or through institutions, over the past three decades. Nearly 2000 archaeological sites backed by some rare photographs find a place. The micro level maps are quite educative in that they throw considerable light on the emergence and re-emergence of settlement patterns. The district-wise alphabetical list of sites, with site index, enhances the value of the publication and should come in handy for research scholars. As Y. Subbarayalu, Head, Department of Indology, French Institute of Pondicherry, says in his foreword, the “rich data” provided in these volumes can be expected to “open further revenues of research.”
Growth, Employment and Labour Markets: Edited by J Krishnamurthy, Rajendra P. Mamgain; Daanish Books, 26 B, Skylark Apts, Gazipur, Delhi-110096. Rs. 695.
This volume, second in the series, is a compilation of the presidential addresses delivered at the annual conferences of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) since 1992; the first comprising lectures delivered during 1958-92, was brought out in 1993. Thoughtfully, the editors have presented the speeches — by economists, policy makers and thinkers of eminence — thematically under broad heads, rather than chronologically. Quite understandably, the themes reflected the changing economic scenario of the period the volume relates to. The issues of growth, employment, and poverty remained an important concern, and so did the employment and unemployment situation. There was a relatively new emphasis on structural adjustment and structural change and their impact on workers, and on the impact of globalisation on employment. A couple of lectures focussed on such questions as the state, markets, and labour. Providing as it does deep insights into the vital issues relating to growth, employment, and labour markets in the context of the wide-ranging economic reforms and globalisation, the book will serve as an important reference on labour and development issues.
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