B.S. (Baburao) Baviskar (1930 - 2013) was an Indian sociologist. He is known for his work on rural change in India with a particular focus on cooperative institutions. [1]
Baviskar completed a BA in Economics at Fergusson College, Pune, and an MA at the Delhi School of Economics. He enrolled for an MA in Sociology at the University of Delhi, where he was taught by M.N. Srinivas. He completed his PhD in the same institution.
Baviskar was appointed to the Department of Sociology at the University of Delhi, where he eventually served as Professor of Sociology and Head of Department. He served as President of the Indian Sociological Society for several terms.
- The Politics of Development: Sugar Cooperatives in Rural Maharashtra (1980)
- (with DW Attwood) Who Shares? Cooperatives and Rural Development (1988)
- (with DW Attwood) Finding the Middle Path: The Political Economy of Cooperation in Rural India (1995)
- (with DW Attwood) Inside-Outside: Two Views of Social Change in Rural India (2014)
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^ Attwood, D.W. (2013). [DOI: 10.1177/0069966713496308 "Obituary, B.S. Baviskar, 1930–2013"]. Contributions to Indian Sociology (47(3)): 439–443 – via JSTOR.
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B.S. (Baburao) Baviskar (1930 - 2013) was an Indian sociologist. He is known for his work on rural change in India with a particular focus on cooperative institutions. [1]
Baviskar completed a BA in Economics at Fergusson College, Pune, and an MA at the Delhi School of Economics. He enrolled for an MA in Sociology at the University of Delhi, where he was taught by M.N. Srinivas. He completed his PhD in the same institution.
Baviskar was appointed to the Department of Sociology at the University of Delhi, where he eventually served as Professor of Sociology and Head of Department. He served as President of the Indian Sociological Society for several terms.
- The Politics of Development: Sugar Cooperatives in Rural Maharashtra (1980)
- (with DW Attwood) Who Shares? Cooperatives and Rural Development (1988)
- (with DW Attwood) Finding the Middle Path: The Political Economy of Cooperation in Rural India (1995)
- (with DW Attwood) Inside-Outside: Two Views of Social Change in Rural India (2014)
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^ Attwood, D.W. (2013). [DOI: 10.1177/0069966713496308 "Obituary, B.S. Baviskar, 1930–2013"]. Contributions to Indian Sociology (47(3)): 439–443 – via JSTOR.
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