Rural Development and Social Work
Published on 30. June 2014
302 pages
978-93-5314-179-0 (ISBN)
Description
Rural development in general is used to denote the actions and initiatives taken to improve the standard of living in non-urban neighbourhoods, countryside, and remote villages. These communities can be exemplified with a low ratio of inhabitants to open space. Rural development which is concerned with economic growth and social justice, improvement in the living standard of the rural people by providing adequate and quality social services and minimum basic needs becomes essential. Social work knowledge building have joined in a consensus that both perspectives are necessary to fully understand the complex realities encountered by social work practitioners and rural development has provided assistance to rural poor in the form of subsidy and bank credit for productive employment opportunities through successive plan periods. The book examines the various issues, challenges and opportunities lies with in the periphery of this book.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham
India
File size
0,48 MB
ISBN-13
978-93-5314-179-0 (9789353141790)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
- Cover
- Rural Development and Social Work
- Rural Development and Social Work
- CENTRUM PRESS
- Contents
- Preface
- 1: Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development
- 2: Indian Rural Development
- 3: Globalization and Rural Development
- 4: Panchayati Raj and Rural Development
- 5: Status of the Rural Environment System
- 6: Rural Development Planning
- 7: NGOs and Sustainable Development
- 8: Training for Social Work and Rural Development
- 9: Social Policy in Indian Development
- 10: Social Work and its Function
- Bibliography
