Dairy Aid and Development: India′s Operation Flood

by Martin Doornbos, Manoshi Mitra

Three fundamental issues have developed with the inception and implementation of Operation Flood. Is this program equitable for all parties concerned? Can this program be replicated in other settings? And, will this project be self-sustaining? In Dairy Aid and Development the authors address these questions and review the origins and impact of Operation Flood, basic policy choices, and analyze the rural impact. With its interdisciplinary perspective and emphases on long-term viability, replicability, and independence, Dairy Aid and Development examines this major organizational achievement and process of social and economic change. "A rich case study of internationally supported development programmes that could find a useful place in many postgraduate development courses, as well as being required reading for researchers interested in Indian development policy and food aid more generally." --Development and Change

336 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1990

About the author

Martin Doornbos is Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Social Studies. His current work includes issues of post-war rehabilitation and development, resource conflicts, and identity and power. Recent publications include Institutionalizing Development Policies and Resource Strategies in Eastern Africa and India: Developing Winners and Losers (Macmillan, 2000); Post-conflict Eritrea: Prospects for Reconstruction and Development, co-edited with Alemseged Tesfay (Red Sea Press, 1999); and Dynamics of State Formation: India and Europe Compared, co-edited with Sudipta Kaviraj (Sage Publications, 1997).