ABSTRACT
Dr. Karuna Moy Mukerji’s method was to take a number of villages in the district, work among the people whose land was in question, using in addition all the materials which he could obtain from local government sources. This chapter sets out clearly the close correlation which exists between rise in prices and amount of land transfer. The changes revealed by Dr. Mukerji’s study will generally be considered as undesirable, at any rate by those whose ideal conception is that of rural India as essentially the home of a landholding peasantry, and who believe that all efforts ought to be made to secure this end. Dr. Mann’s discussion of The Problems of Land Transfer by Dr. Mukherji was written in January, 1958 in response to a request from Dr. Mukherji for an introduction to his book, the volume was printed without Dr. Mann’s foreword.
