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This multidisciplinary book details the fundamentals of development studies with a mix of economic, social, political, cultural, and administrative premises of development, while analysing its theoretical and practical dimensions. It also provides insight into the role of the stakeholders of development in different sectors.
List of contents
List of Figures vii List of Tables ix About the Author x Preface xii Abbreviations xviii 1 Introduction to Development and Development Studies 1 2 Classical and Neoclassical Theories of Development 26 3 Developmentalists Theories of Development 49 4 Multifaceted Theories of Development 84 5 Dimensions of Development 112 6 Market, State and Heterogeneous Actors 141 7 Paradigms of Development 166 8 Women's Empowerment and Development 196 9 Development Administration 223 10 Development Governance 255 11 Development Planning and Policy 280 12 Development Management 304 13 Development Communication 325
Index 351
About the author
Bikram Keshari Pattanaik is a Professor and was two terms Director, at the School of Extension and Development Studies in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.
Summary
This multidisciplinary book details the fundamentals of development studies with a mix of economic, social, political, cultural, and administrative premises of development, while analysing its theoretical and practical dimensions. It also provides insight into the role of the stakeholders of development in different sectors.
