Facets of Development Ethos

The collection of papers in this volume include those on the performance of self help groups, sponsored by an NGO in terms of microfinance facilitation, dry land development and effecting regional transformation; others include discussion on privatization issues in banking, problems of steel industry, the prospects of small scale enterprises. WTO and India’s competitiveness, the environment-economics nexus, rural development approaches and higher education in the wake of globalization. Discussion on diverse aspects of basic needs and other developmental ethos highlights the current scenario of various sectors; the issues involved in their development and the likely ameliorist policies to be adopted for their sustainability.