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Rural Development: Principles, Policies And Management covers the syllabus for rural development in many college courses. Summary Of The Book Aimed at students studying rural development or agricultural planning courses, this book provides a complete coverage of the prescribed syllabus for the subject. It explains the concepts, planning, implementation and management of rural development projects. Rural Development: Principles, Policies And Management begins with a section that introduces the basics of rural development and its desired effect. It looks at the need for rural development, the basic elements and also the dilemmas involved in rural development. The next section looks at India’s Rural Economy. It examines the size and structure of this economy and the agricultural and non-agricultural sub sectors involved in the rural economy. The book then goes into the idea of how to actually measure rural development. It discusses factors like income distribution and measures of rural poverty. The next part looks at certain rural development paradigms like the modernisation theory and the Marxist School. It examines other concepts like the Theory of the Big Push and the Lewis’ Model of Economic Development. The book then goes into the practical aspects like policy definition, strategies, and policy instruments. It also discusses focused projects like Growth-Oriented Programmes and Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development Programmes. Rural Development: Principles, Policies And Management then focuses on the actual planning, organizing, financing and implementation of rural development projects. The book also focuses on the important aspect of human resources. It discusses human resource development as both a means and an end in rural development planning. The book is focused on the curriculum offered in courses on Rural Development, and Agricultural Policy and Planning. Designed mainly for academic use, the book has a lot of pedagogical features. Chapters begin with a section that defines Learning Objectives. They end with two new sections, Main Points and Questions For Discussion. This book can also be useful for those preparing for competitive exams like the UPSC exams and entrance tests for admission to postgraduate courses on related subjects. Rural Development: Principles, Policies And Management has been updated and revised extensively. About Katar Singh Katar Singh is an academic, research scholar and author. He is also the author of Cooperative Management of Natural Resources and Environmental Economics: Theory and Applications. Katar Singh has a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois. He has more than 40 years of teaching and research experience. He has published numerous papers in reputed technical journals. He has also taught at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology. He has headed various organizations and committees on rural and agricultural development. He is now the Honorary Chairman of the India Natural Resource Economics and Management Foundation.