Globalization : Its Impact on Rural Development

Contents: Preface. 1. The vision behind an open global society. 2. Rural development concept and methods. 3. The model Indian Village. 4. Rural development and district planning models. 5. District plans, and poor an administrator\'s view point. 6. Dimensions of rural development. 7. New development system. 8. Developmental communication. 9. National rural employment. 10. Social aspects of land use planning. 11. Whither democratic planning. 12. Infrastructure and rural development. 13. Regional planning for rural development. 14. Rural urban relations. 15. The role of rural development in post globalisation period. 16. Impact of globalisation on rural development. 17. Economic globalisation : implications for India. Index.

"Money, trade give and take are all important factors for opening closed societies into open global societies. Political organisations, social institutions, voluntary bodies, thinkers and education bodies, school all think alike and come hand in hand forward to achieve the goal. After a description and discussion of the traditional and modern channels of communication previously preceding chapters deals in rural, urban relations and the role of rural development in past globalisation period. Let us hope that the society will awake, realise and act to best of interest of the country." (jacket)