A traditional paradigm in development economics assumes that the process of modern economic growth is associated with a major shift in labor from rural hinterla

Three billion people live in rural areas in developing countries. Conditions for them are worse than for their urban counterparts when measured by almost any de

Policy-relevant and up-to-date, Rural Development deals systematically with all aspects of socioeconomic rural development, using India as a case study. The Sec

This book investigates the role of wealth in achieving sustainable rural economic development. The authors define wealth as all assets net of liabilities that c

These papers discuss some of the major aspects of decentralization and urban change in the context of globalization.