Participation and Development

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Participation and Development have assumed greater significance particularly in the developing countries of the Third World whose economies are basically rural. Participation is one of those terms which are very difficult to define explicitly because, while it is very widely used in contemporary parlance, the scope and meaning that are ascribed to it often differ, sometimes very widely. Similarly, development, particularly rural development, involves a complex process of change in rural sub-systems and their interaction leading to desired improvement in rural incomes, employment opportunities, income distribution, rural welfare and allied aspects of rural life. A good deal of literature has appeared in recent years and is continuing to appear on rural development, people’s participation, basic minimum needs and target group oriented approaches to development and related topics. Unfortunately, very little has been written on how the new approaches should be implemented. The present study is perhaps the first full-length study on the problem as it attempts to provide a theoretical framework which may help in achieving development targets in active cooperation with and effective participation of the masses. The book, divided into nine chapter, discusses different dimensions of people’s participation in development programmes and throws fresh light on eliminating poverty from the rural scene by making people politically conscious, socially assertive and mentally articulate. Recommended for the students and researchers in the field of development administration and also useful to active practitioners and planners.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kushal Sharma

Kushal Sharma (b. 1958) After receiving her MA degree in Psychology, she has registered herself for the Ph.D. degree with Meerut University, Meerut, in the field of Neuro-Psychology, which she hopes to complete shortly. A keen student of Social and Clinical Psychology and Rural Development, Miss Sharma apart from her two books has a number of research papers published in professional, journals to her credit. Currently Miss Sharma is working at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, as Research Associate.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Neena Sharma

Neena Sharma (b. 1960) passed the M.A. examination of Delhi University in Political Science in 1982. Her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Impact of Political Socialization on Attitudinal Change Towards Social and Political System: A Case Study of Harijan women of Delhi” is almost ready for submission. Contributor of a number of Research papers, Miss Sharma is Research Associates at the IIPA, New Delhi.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.N. Mishra

Professor S.N. Mishra (b. 1942), after serving at Magadh University, joined the Indian Institute of Public Administration in 1980 where currently he is Professor of Rural Studies. Apart from publishing nearly twently books on various facets of Rural Society, he has contributed more than hundred research papers to the various journals in India and abroad. A member of the Executive Committee of the Indian Public Administration Association, Prof. Mishra's areas of specialization are: Indian Political System, Applied Public Administration, Political Sociology, Constitutional Law, Democratice Decentralization, Development Administration and Local Self-Government.

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Participation and Development
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Edition
1st ed.
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174p., Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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