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This book Participatory Experiment in Holistic Rapid Development focuses on rapid success achieved for social development in Andhra Pradesh, India. Formerly this state was backward in female literacy, health status—IMR and MMR very high—and infrastructural facilities. However after Mr. Chandrababu Naidu assumed office of the Chief Ministership during the last five years, all round development has taken place in this state. He adopted massive Community ...
The focus of this book, Expeditious Empowerment of Women Through Innovative Strategies is on successful multi-dimensional development of a dozen programmes. These perspectives of micro-development presented here, on a holistic basis, from Andhra Pradesh provide insight and inspiration for better understanding of the strategies and the entire process of development of these diverse projects. In fact for replication of these successful programmes elsewhere, the ...
Tamil Nadu's recently achieved rapid and distinct pattern of "Welfare Model of Demographic Transition" adds a new dimension to this global theory. In fact the predominant welfare model of development followed in this state itself is a deviation from the fiercely competitive struggle found in several countries for rapid industralisation as a means for development, almost totally disregarding the welfare of the poor millions and the quality of their life. ...
This book focuses on reproductive health of humankind from several Asian and African countries. It is in the fitness of things to begin with a chapter on comprehensive conceptual model to deepen the clarity and holistic understanding of this theme. Interestingly, this concept has been broadly focused beyond the narrow confines of reproducing women per se. moreover, the first part critically examines its multidimensional relevance in the society at large. Since, ...
The major focus of this book is on health promotion through multiple and effective policies-cum-strategies. During 20th century, the most important health problem of human beings was the threat of HIV/AIDS. Therefore, all the successful experiences of two African countries, Senegal and Uganda and NGO’s efforts in Tamilnadu, India, for drastically reducing this deadly disease and additionally required powerful strategies have been exhaustively and effectively ...
This book focuses on contemporary and international perspectives on high priority themes of development particularly on the neglected health education to prevent health hazards, population control to prevent poverty and poor quality of life and to promote reproductive health. In order to promote these high priority themes of development, appropriate policies and strategies have been evolved through several chapters. The classical holistic systems approach ...
Improvement in quality of life is the aim of all development and social service programmes in a welfare state. This laudable goal can be achieved on a cost-effective and trouble-free basis through health education. An attempt has been made in this book to fill the void in this direction. In order to realise this objective, several innovative and instructive ideas formulated by an interdisciplinary team of exponents, based on research and long-term successful ...
The Higher self of the human soul has been revealed in this book in terms of ideas and visions presented through a free-flowing dialogue. The unknown Guru is the paradigmatic spakesperson of Eastern wisdom: Swamin Parampanthi is well-versed in ancient heritage and very familiar with Western sciences. Together they have produced a unique book of absorbing interest to all seekers of Wisdom and Truth in the West as well as in the East.
This book focuses on, world famous and successful strategies for expeditious promotion of complete, state level and holistic promotion of development through self help group strategy in Andhra Pradesh. it gave rise to two world records namely over one million poor women became prosperous and annual growth rate of population steeply declined from 2.5% to 1.3% within six years. In addition, universal school enrollement of children, improvement in saniation, ...
The book is the first academic venture of its kind between the two giants of Asia, Viz., China and India, dealing with the hitherto neglected comparative study. These countries have ancient history, composite culture, diverse ecological scenario and socio-economic development. Therefore, very rightly this book has been organised in a holistic perspective on development. The book is divided into four parts and they together contain 20 papers contributed by eminent ...