• ISBN13: 9789351509981
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Economics
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: SAGETexts
• Publication Date: January 1, 2016
• Pages: 392
• Original Price: INR 550.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 476 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Economics / General

An unparalleled textbook on the subject, extensively revised to provide updates of various policies, strategies, and programs in the spheres of rural development and management in India.

This time-tested textbook on the basic concepts, policy instruments, strategies, policies, programs, and management of rural development provides a comprehensive coverage of the subject. Primarily targeted at graduate and postgraduate students of rural development, this textbook also emphasizes the crucial role of human resources as both a means and an end to development. The book aims to equip the reader to hone skills in planning, formulation, monitoring, and evaluation in rural development programs.

Key Features

- Extensive analytical coverage of concepts, policies, and strategies in rural development

- New sections added on various methodologies of estimating poverty, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) and the National Livestock Mission (NLM), seven new social welfare-oriented programs, and planning machinery in India

- Complete revision of all original tables and statistical figures along with new data on employment/unemployment and poverty scenario in India