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The Stress Of This Study Is That Development Is A Complex, Intricate And Knotty Phenomenon. The Essays Contained In This Book. Written Over A Period Of Time, Indicate Towards The Need To Provide A Happy Blend Of Theory And Practice In Thesociology Of Development., Shiv R. Mehta Is Teaching Sociology At Panjab University, Chandigarh. Before Joining The Panjab University, Professor Mehta Was A Sociologist And Head Of Evaluation, In The World Bank Project On Rural Development In Mauritius. He Was Also A Short-Term Consultant With World Health Organization (Searo), New Delhi On Teamwork In Primary Health Care. Earlier, He Was A Faculty In The National Institute Of Health Administration And Education, And Central Health Education Bureau, New Delhi. Professor Mehta Has Published Extensively. His Major Publications Include, Emerging Pattern Of Rural Leadership (1972), Social Development In Mauritius (1981), Rural Development Policies And Programmes (1984), Teamwork In Primary Health Care (1985) Society And Health (1992), Communication And Development (1992) And Poverty, Population And Sustainable Development (1997). His Major Areas Of Interest Are Sociology Of Development, Health And Population Studies And Development Communication., Content:- Sociology Of Development Development, Planning And Social Theory A Sociologist / An Anthropologist In The Development Initiatives Development And Management Of Social Tensions Dawn And Dusk In India's Development Development In India: Structural -Functional Perspective Globalization, Ethnicity And Development: A Value Perspective Communication And Development Democratization Of Communication For Development Dynamics Of Development In The Indian Society Backwardness, Population And Development Dynamics Of Sustainable Development In The Indian Society Social Aspects Of Development Index