This book comprises of eighteen research papers in which the various facets of Indian rural economy have been critically examined. Some of the papers analyse the impact of rural development programmes on intended target groups introduced from time-to-time. Some of the important facets covered in the volume include land reform, problems of the rural labour, rural credit, modernization of agriculture, agricultural marketing, panchayat raj, rural artisans, social ...
Economic development is expected to show a positive impact on women's control over resources and their participation in decision-making and this has initiated great interest in empowerment studies. Researchers, policy makers, feminist scholars activists, administrators, politicians, bureaucrats, sociologists, economists, anthropologists, intellectuals, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and international institutions, such as the United Nations, etc., have ...