Pragmatic Rural Development For Poverty Alleviation

This Book Will Help Development Planners, Development Administrators And Local Leaders Of Non-Governmental Organisations Engaged In The Task Of Rural Development Academicians And Students Of Rural Poverty Studies And All Those Who Are Moved By The Bane Of Poverty In The Country.

This is a research study leads to the pursuance of pragmatic policies that treat mobile phone not only as a consumer goods, but also as production goods especially in rural areas. PRSP & rural development policy usually prepared considering traditional factors like food for work program, hundred days working program. The ICT factor never considered as important factor. So, the findings in the study call for re-orientation in thinking of policy makers. Policy regarding rural development & poverty alleviation should involve the ICT as strong supporting factor.

Overview and background; From the old the new development paradigm; The world of the rural poor; Rural poverty processes; Access for the rural poor to resources: land; Access of the rural poor to resources: infrastructure, technology and social services; Access of the rural poor the resources: labour and capital markets; Reorienting government policies and institution to help the poor; Rural women in development; Alleviating rural poverty through natural resource management and preservation; Strategies for targeting specific groups; Partnership and participation: necessary elements for poverty alleviation.

Economic analysis of poverty alleviation strategies of international organizations and the economic policy of rural development in India - considers social research trends; makes a comparison of development theories advocated by the World Bank, FAO, ESCAP, ADB, the ILO basic needs strategy, and Indian development policy; examines development communication through agricultural extension e.g. The Training and Visit System and development projects of the Small Farmer Development Agency. ILO mentioned. Bibliography.

This collection of papers examines the impact of the paradigm of rural development on poverty alleviation, equity, gender, food security, employment and sustainability. Divided into four sections, it presents participatory methods for addressing problems like food security, women's empowerment, and poverty alleviation.