Society Development Democracy UN & NGOs: In Global and Local Context

The volume examines issues concerning the marginalised and the poor and environmental concerns highlighting the neglect of the disadvantaged sections in society and the abuse of the environment. It views the global situation that is conflict ridden with wars, stockpiles of armaments, greed and helplessness all of which have resulted in a precarious situation. It analyses sustainable economic development, collective survival, poverty alleviation and social development and ways of overcoming the environmental challenge by looking into the UN goals and role of non-governmental organisations in development. The focus is on the development process in India. In this context, it delves into the need for inclusive growth, the role of family and kinship support system vis-à-vis development, institutional intervention in rural development in India and the nature of economic research.