Synopsis The complex dynamics of the Himalayan society offers a radical reappraisal of the problems faced due to inappropriate developmental policies in the central Himalayan region and which is also relevant to all other Himalayan societies. The book critically analyses current conventional developmental theory linking the present problems of economics, social, developmental and environmental destruction. This readable text explores the socio-economic situation in the Himalayan area, and examines the extent of the crisis believed to be threatening to engulf the 51 million Himalayan population. The authors have suggested the priorities and potentialities of development from the subsistence farmers perspective, who have been considered as the vital key to the Himalayan developmental solution. The book demonstrates the need to reassess the developmental planning for the sustainability of the system and society.