Poverty and Underdevelopment: New Challenges

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Poverty and underdevelopment is of utmost importance as far the subject is concerned. In the past few years, there have been tremendous discussions on the mass poverty and underdevelopment problems and what should be done about them. Poverty and underdevelopment have most crucial problems, not only for some but for all nations. We in India believe that our poverty, the abysmal poverty of Asia, is a product of the 19th century colonialization. A huge amount of resources went out of this part of Asia in the last century and helped to finance the Industrial Revolution in the North World. Asia thus exported wealth to West European nations in the last century, and imported “poverty” in turn. Poverty is not only always with us but everywhere with us. It is an inter-related condition of deprivation. Eradication of poverty can ultimately be achieved by economic development and more equal distribution of income. However, there is no other method of relieving poverty immediately except by a net transfer of income from the rich classes to the poorer people. We must remember that our most precious resources are our human resources. The author has proposed a new “GNP”. Instead of Gross National Product, with its materialistic implications, author suggests that we all establish as our goal the development of a new “GNP-that is each government should try to make its country a “Genuine Nesting-place of Prosperity.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Attar Chand

Attar Chand (b. 1939) graduated from the University of Delhi with Politics and Economics. He took his Post-Graduation in 1968. he has been regularly writing for academic journals and newspapers. His understanding of national and international problems has been deepened by his association with Social Scientists, Researchers, Editors, Journalists, and Writers of International repute. He has also contributed on culture, economic and current affairs to leading newspapers in India and abroad. He has authored a number of books on national and international affairs. All his books have been best sellers. His other interests include documentation work. He has attended several national and international seminars and symposia and presented papers. He is a member of Indian Council of World Affairs, Indian Society for Afro-Asian Studies, Indian Institute of Transnational Studies, etc. for his writings Attar Chand has been awarded Gold and Silver medals on various occasions by the President and the Vice-Presidents of India besides the Union Ministers. On September 1, 1987, President R. Venkataraman received him at Rashtrapati Bhawan and on September 24, 1987 Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting hoasted a reception in his honour at the PBI Hill, New Delhi.

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Title
Poverty and Underdevelopment: New Challenges
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8121201489
Length
xiv+512p., Tables; 26cm.
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