Encyclopaedia of Rural Development, Vols. I to V

Contents: Vol. I. Impact of Integrated Rural Development Programmes: Preface. 1. Rural development: integrated approach. 2. Planning for integrated rural development. 3. A lesson in rural development. 4. Village level worker and rural development. 5. Policies for rural development. 6. Process of empowerment. 7. Developing telecom infrastructure in rural areas. 8. Role of women in growth and development. 9. Development planning and women. 10. Decentralization of powers. 11. Planning for integrated area development: a case study. 12. Alternative fuel for rural India. 13. Indian rural health care system. 14. Rural development: village as basic unit. 15. Poverty alleviation programmes and strategies. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. II. Rural Development in India: Problems and Prospects: Preface. 1. Introduction to rural development. 2. Rural society in India. 3. Impact of economic reforms on rural poor. 4. Rural development programmes. 5. Poverty, environment and development. 6. Rural development and agro-industries. 7. Food security and rural women. 8. Literacy and rural women. 9. Rural women and local self government. 10. Gram Sabha and village level governance. 11. Indian rural settlement system and caste and clan. 12. Rural development and voluntarism. 13. Poverty alleviation in rural India: programmes and strategies. 14. Rural development: a case of Tamil Nadu. 15. Future strategies. 16. Women entrepreneurs and credit facilities. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. III. Planning and Development in India: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Towards manpower planning. 3. Regional planning. 4. Basic needs approach. 5. Objectives of planning and development. 6. State level manpower planning. 7. Elements of social planning. 8. Employment planning and economic planning linkage. 9. Pattern of planning in India: problems and perspectives. 10. Role of foreign aid. 11. Economic planning and notion of freedom. 12. The Planning Commission. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. IV. Rural Development and Population: Preface. 1. Rural development. 2. Gender, population, and land tenure. 3. Right to work employment opportunities. 4. Population profile of India. 5. Rural development and population. 6. Land tenure and rural fertility/mortality. 7. Gandhian village economics. 8. A Client-Centered Networking Project in Rural India. 9. Gender, rural fertility/mortality and farming systems. 10. Gandhian villages vs. global villages. 11. Rural credit and RRBs in India. 12. Elderly women. 13. Social development. 14. Dynamics of a developing economy. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. 

Vol. V. Rural Development Administration: Preface. 1. Seventy-Third Constitution Amendment: an appraisal. 2. Empowering Gram Sabha. 3. Functioning of Gram Sabhas. 4. Legislative provisions on Gram Sabha in Indian states. 5. Sustainable rural development and energy planning. 6. New vistas for farming. 7. Development of agro-industries: a cast study. 8. Agricultural reform. 9. Strategic issues in rural development. Bibliography. Index. 

"India is the country of villages and majority of its population lives in villages. Though development oriented programmes for uplifting the standard of rural life are launched, yet no significant changes could be brought in so far. Rural areas are suffering almost on all fronts of life. Housing, health, employment, education and nutrition communication, environment, water, land and agriculture etc. are the major sectors where rural population suffers most.

This work in five volumes, is a modest attempt to highlight all salient features, problems and prospects of rural development in India. Instances and experiences of many other countries are also corroborated. Encyclopaedic in nature, this work consists of well researched articles, papers substantially derived from various authoritative sources. This work will delight and enlighten one and all concerned be they students, researchers, social activists, policy planners or administrators." (jacket)