Preface to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
Concepts and Connotations of Rural Development
Basic Elements of Rural Development
Growth versus Development
Why Rural Development
Rising Expectations and Development
Development and Change
Human Beings as the Cause and Consequence of Development
Some Dilemmas in Development
RURAL ECONOMY OF INDIA
Introduction
Size and Structure of the Rural Economy
The Role of the Agricultural Sector
Major Problems of the Agricultural Sector
The Role of the Non-agricultural Subsector
Challenges and the Ways Forward
MEASURES OF DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Measures of Level of Rural Development
Measures of Income Distribution
Measures of Development Simplified
Concepts and Measures of Rural Poverty
SOME PARADIGMS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
The Modernisation Theory
The Dependency Theory of the Marxist School
Rosenstein-Rodan’s Theory of the “Big Push”
Leibenstein’s “Critical Minimum Effort Thesis”
Lewis’ Model of Economic Development
Gunnar Myrdal’s Thesis of “Spread and Backwash” Effects
The Human Capital Model of Development
The Gandhian Model of Rural Development
Development Theories from Other Social Sciences
DETERMINANTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Changes in Output
Natural Resources
Human Resources
Capital
Technology
Organizational and Institutional Framework
Relation between Rural Development and Its Determinants
RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
Introduction
freedom, Control, and Public Policy
Need for a Rural Development Policy
Goals of Rural Development Policy
Hierarchy of Policy Goals
Rural Development Policies in India
Globalization and Rural Development
STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
The Concepts of Sustainability and Sustainable Development
Some Indicators of Non-sustainable Development
A Critical Review of India’s Strategies of Rural Development
Some Elements of a New Strategy for Sustainable Development
POLICY INSTRUMENTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
A Conceptual Framework
An Action System
Policy Instruments
EQUITY-ORIENTED AND GROWTH-ORIENTED PROGRAMS
Introduction
Equity-oriented Programs
Growth-oriented Programs
POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT ERADICATION PROGRAMS
Introduction
Current Poverty Scenario and Trends
Current Rural Employment Scenario and Trends
Poverty and Unemployment Alleviation Programs
NATURAL RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Introduction
Natural Resources-based Programs
National Crop Insurance Program (NCIP)
Weather-based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS)
Infrastructure Development Programs
PLANNING FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Levels and Functions of Planning
Decentralization of Planning
Methodology of Micro-level Planning
Methodology of Block- and District-level Planning
Institutional Structure for Planning
ORGANIZING FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
A Detour to Organizational Models
The Search for a New Paradigm
Criteria for Designing an Appropriate Organization
Government Organizations
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)
Cooperatives
Voluntary Agencies/Nongovernmental Organizations
Corporations and Rural Development
FINANCING RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Domestic Institutional Sources
The Role of Non-institutional Agencies
Deficit Financing or Controlled Inflation
Foreign Sources of Funds
IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION
Introduction
Project Implementation
Project Control
Integration and Coordination
People’s Participation in Implementation
Project Monitoring
Project Evaluation
Knowledge Management in Rural Development
Bibliography
Index
