The rural folks in India want electricity, water, roads, and schools.
Without these they continue to suffer at the hands of landlords. I
believe it is the responsibility of the government to provide these.
Whether you do it by large-scale dams or small-scale irrigation systems is
another matter but such services are essential to say the least.
Anthony
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On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Doug Henwood wrote:
On Apr 16, 2007, at 4:22 PM, raghu wrote:
Shouldn't we let the people of rural India decide how to get
electricity to their villages? Why do we feel like it is the
responsibility of a centralized government to force electricity and
other luxuries down the throats of villagers? Shouldn't the
villagers beware of strangers bearing gifts?
Uh yeah. Did I say otherwise?
Doug
