Rural Development Strategies and Role of Institutions : Issues, Innovations and Initiatives
Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Rural development issues for attention: 1. Rural development: concept, strategy and approaches/C. Sivamurugan and V. Anbumani. 2. People centered development: an overview/D. Sunder Raj. 3. JP\'s Forgotten Revolution : Panchayats show the way/George Mathew. 4. Issues and challenges in participatory approach/B. Lilly Grace Eunice and D. Francis. 5. Development initiatives and social change in rural India (1950 > 1970 > 2000) an overview/E.C. Jai Kumar. II. Rural development -- some initiatives: 6. Rural development strategies of India-- a review/P. Krishna Babu. 7. Rural development through community participation in India/D. Pulla Rao. 8. The emerging trends in rural development -- a critical review/M.V.S.S. Prakasa Rao and B.S. Vasudeva Rao. 9. Rural development : challenges role of community -- an educational perspective/J. Padma Kumari. 10. Role of communities in conservation of forests: policy issues/N.V. Madhuri. 11. Panchayats and NGOs partnership in Andhra Pradesh: experiences and concerns/R. Venkata Ravi and M. Venkataramana. 12. Rural Development Programmes: initiated by Government of Andhra Pradesh/B.S. Vasudeva Rao. III. Rural development and some innovative ideas: 13. University -- NGO Partnership to combat rural poverty/S.C. Bhatia. 14. Rural development works--authenticity and identity/G. Stanley Jaya Kumar, M.C. Obulesu and V. Reddeppa Naidu. 15. Janmabhoomi Programme in Srikakulam District -- a new dimension of rural development/P. Krishna Babu and B. Lilly Grace Eunice. 16. Perspectives on directed change in a tribal community : the case of Chenchus/B. Krishna Reddy and G. Prakash Reddy. 17. Catching the rhythm of tribal development programmes in Manipur: a case study/M. Romesh Singh. 18. A note on inter-linking of rivers in India: technical possibilities and economic, social and environmental aspects/P. Chiranjeevulu.
"Rural development in India, ever since the concept of Five Year Plan had been introduced, has undergone many a change in terms of the very concept, strategies and programmes. The changes have been in tune with development that has already been taken up and cropping up of new issues and challenges. Almost, for every decade, new issues and challenges have been emerging requiring new insights and initiatives. Thus, stay of issues, innovations and initiatives that has been taking place in rural India attracts attention among policy makers and scholars.
In the recent past, emerging institutions in rural India and the participatory approaches adopted therein has indeed thrown new dimension to rural development issues. This in context, an attempt has been made to collect empirical and conceptual insight on emerging issues in rural development. The collection of articles has been presented in three sections viz., Conceptual issues, institutions and initiatives and participation and partnerships. The articles presented in the book represent emerging issues, role of institutions and the structure of participatory approaches in rural development." (jacket)
