Dynamics of Sustainable Rural Development is a collection papers from those who are engaged in the field of rural development. The book deals with the central problem of rural development namely rural poverty and the attack on it. The manifestations and dimensions of rural poverty are quite complex. There are the contributions of Keith Griffin and A.R. Khan exploring the relationship between the distribution of wealth especially land and the pace of development and the role of the state in rural poverty reduction. Drought is a constant feature of dry land farming everywhere and its management calls for several strategies. H.G. Singh explains all these aspects of drought management. K. Venkatareddy deals with the Gandhian path whereas Raj Vanshi pleads for Taluka model of rural development. The interrelationship between agricultural growth, employment and poverty is explored by R. Radhakrishna. Mahendra Dev deals with the role of the non-from sector. Several contributors deal with the role of institutions in rural development and plead for people-centered participatory approaches. The NGOs, SHGs. Panchayats, Co-operatives and commercial banks as stakeholders and agencies of rural development are explored. The book also has contributions based on area-specific studies namely that of readymade garment industry at Pamidi in Anantapur and women in the urban informal sector at Kavali in Nellore district. The book is divided in to three parts. The first part deals with strategies and policies. The second one looks at sectoral developments. The last part is concerned with the role of institutions and agencies of civil society in rural development. The book will be highly useful for academics students, teachers, researchers in rural development and other functionaries in rural development schemes and programmes besides the enlightened citizens.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR G. Raghava Reddy
Prof. G. Raghavareddy is the founder, director of the rural Development Academy, M.R. Palli, Tirupati, AP, India. He had a brilliant academic career. He has been associated with Osmania, Nagarjuna and Sri Venkateshwara universities as lecturer, Reader and Professor. For nearly two decades he was the special officer of the SVU PG Centre, Kavali. He has been visiting Professor and resource person at several universities and colleges. 33 Phds have been awarded under his supervision. Mostly they / are in the area of rural economics. He has published more than 130 papers, written and edited ten books. He is a life member of several professional bodies such as the Indian Economic Association. He was its vice-president in the 1990s. He has also the past president of APEA. He is widely traveled in India and abroad.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P. Subrahmanyam
Dr. P. Subrahmanayam IAS is programme coordinator with the UNOPS, Kathmandu, Nepal. He was earlier at Dhaka with CIRDAP as director of pilot projects. In designing and implementing several innovative projects in the area of rural development he had shown drive, initiative and leadership both at Dhaka and Kathmandu. Before he moved to CIRDAP he was commissioner of school education government of AP. Earlier he was district collector of Khammam and Cuddapah. In all these positions he has demonstrated his abilities as a dynamic administrator. He is a proponent of development with and for social justice. As project director ITDA, Utnoor, Adilabad district he had translated theory in to practice. He also holds a master’s degree in Development Administration from the university of Birmingham, the UK. Very widely travelled in East and South Asia, he is often invited to be a resource person at regional and global level workshops on rural development, poverty reduction programmes and poverty initiatives monitoring.
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