Understand the distribution of Resources in the world and the impact that Globalization has on its distribution.
12.00
Unit I:
Resource classifications
Resource classifications:
Economic Versus Biological Resources
Computer Resources
Land or Natural Resources
Labor or Human Resources
Capital or Infrastructure
Tangible versus Intangible Resources
Resource Use and Sustainable Development
12.00
Unit II:
Natural resources in India
Natural resources in India
Water, land, forest, power and minerals resource
Utilization of resources in India. Physical and socio-economic basis
Ground water resources and their management. Problems of groundwater utilization: groundwater quality, groundwater salinity, groundwater depletion and water logging,
Inland water resource
Geothermal energy resource and utilization
India power reform • Resource utilization, planning and management in India.
12.00
Unit III:
World Economy
World Economy and the Capitalist mode of production,
The Basic Elements of World Economy : A Single Market, a Multiple State System, the Three-tier structure;
A Space-Time Matrix of the World Economy, Dynamics of World Economy
Spatial Structure of the World Economy.
12.00
Unit IV:
Economic Development
Economic Development: Globlization or Internationalization,
A Brief introduction to World Trade, Patterns of International Trade,
Organization; WTO and Developing Counrties.
12.00
Unit V:
Globalisation
Globalisation and Indian Agriculture; New Agricultural Policy.
Globalisation and cropping pattern; Issues of food security & accessibility; Rural poverty and malnutrition.
Globalisation and Industrialization in India; New Industrial Policy
Globalisation And Small Developing Economies: Challenges And Opportunities
Nation-States, Globalization and The Environment
Essential Readings:
Alagh, Y.K. (2003), Globalisation and Agricultural Crisis in India, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi.
Andreae, B. (1981) Farming, Development and Space : A World Agricultural Geography,Water de Grytar, New York.
Bansal, P.C. (1977) Agricultural Problems of India, Vikas, New Delhi.
Hussain, M. (1996) Systematic Agricultural Geography, Rawat Pub. Co,
Memoria, C.B. and Tripathy, B.B. (2007) Agricultural Problems of India, Kitab Mahal, New Delhi.
Mohammad, N. (1978) Agricultural Land Use in India, A Case Study, Inter India Publications, Delhi.
Mohammad N. (ed.) (1980) Perspectives in Agricultural Geography (5 Vol)., Concept Publishing Co., New Delhi.