Dynamics of Development: a Sociological Perspective [Hardcover]

The stress of this study is that development is a complex, intricate and knotty phenomenon. The essays contained in this book. written over a period of time, indicate towards the need to provide a happy blend of theory and practice in theSociology of Development. About The Author:- Shiv R. Mehta is teaching Sociology at Panjab University, Chandigarh. Before joining the Panjab University, Professor Mehta was a Sociologist and Head of Evaluation, in the World Bank Project on Rural Development in Mauritius. He was also a short-term consultant with World Health Organization (SEARO), New Delhi on Teamwork in Primary Health Care. Earlier, he was a faculty in the National Institute of Health Administration and Education, and Central Health Education Bureau, New Delhi. Professor Mehta has Published extensively. His major publications include, Emerging Pattern of Rural Leadership (1972), Social Development in Mauritius (1981), Rural Development Policies and Programmes (1984), Teamwork in Primary Health Care (1985) Society and Health (1992), Communication and Development (1992) and Poverty, Population and Sustainable Development (1997). His major areas of interest are Sociology of Development, Health and Population Studies and Development Communication. Contents:- Sociology of Development • Development, Planning and Social Theory • A Sociologist / An Anthropologist in the Development Initiatives • Development and Management of Social Tensions • Dawn and Dusk in India's Development • Development in India: Structural -Functional Perspective • Globalization, Ethnicity and Development: A Value Perspective • Communication and Development • Democratization of Communication for Development • Dynamics of Development in the Indian Society • Backwardness, Population and Development • Dynamics of Sustainable development in the Indian Society • Social Aspects of Development • Index The Title 'Dynamics of Development: a Sociological Perspective written/authored/edited by S.R. Mehta', published in the year 1999. The ISBN 9788121206815 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 252 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Sociology. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-