The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c3.154

c3.154

On Prof. Sarkar’s *Economic Development* the *Sociological Review* (London) has the following observations in the words of Patrick Geddes: “This book is of interest to us, Westerners, on its own merits of extensive knowledge of us; as well as for its presentment of Indian outlooks beyond those commonly current. For, instead of abstract politics we have here concrete economics, and seen as fundamental to politics, largely of a new kind. To the general student of economics this treatment should be suggestive; indeed at its best it is exemplary. Prof. Sarkar has for many years been studying one European country after the other, and from many view-points, so his book is a result not only of reading, but of wide personal intercourse and travel and full of economic information and social reflection from all these sources. With all his descriptive concreteness there are large and bold generalizations and frequent passages of social criticism and interpretation; and these ranging over France and Germany, from America to Japan and of course from India to Britain and home again; in fact leading up to a broad sketch of an economic policy, very comprehensive for Young India. Alike as widely informative and as actively stimulating, this book will be found well worth looking through and thinking over both in East and West.”