Browsing Working Papers by Subject "Rural development"
Now showing items 1-14 of 14
-
Academics and rural development: lessons from the Dharampur project
(2010-04-17)There is a growing demand on the educational institutions to contribute to the development process, particularly in the rural areas. The academicians have responded to this demand in a favorable manner. In the IIMA a faculty ... -
Commercial banks finance for rural development
(2010-03-18)The participation of commercial banks in rural credit was started with the nationalization of imperial bank of India into State Bank of India in 1955. Initially it was to assist cooperative sector in term lending. Subsequently ... -
Critical appraisal of past strategies for rural development in India
(2010-03-28)The paper examines the past experiments in RD in India, thinking from 1952 onwards, the three models available to India during the First Plan, the Community Development (CD) design, and administrative and economic strategies ... -
Functions and role of institutional finance for agricultural and rural development
(2010-03-24)This paper demonstrates that Institutional finance must play a multi-functional role to fulfil its three-fold objectives of promoting (a) growth, (b) better equity, and (c) its own viability/profitability for agricultural ... -
Initiative, innovation and institutions: The study of emerging trends in voluntarism in rural development in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-03-01)The individual urge to extend one's responsibility for social change beyond mandated or formal duties is far more pervasive than is generally assumed. However, not each individual with such an urge takes voluntary initiatives. ... -
Integrated rural development through farmers' organizations
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1977-03-01) -
Issues for research on rural development in south asia
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1984-12-01)There has been tremendous upsurge in writings on rural development during last decade. Incidently the economic policies followed during this period in various countries of south asia have intensified the contradictions in ... -
Managing access assurance and ability: what should rural development managers learn and unlearn
(2010-03-20)Training of rural development managers has attracted considerable attentionin the recent pest in light of the drive in the Central Government for upgrading the professional skills of development managers. However, the ... -
Notes on approaches and priorities in rural research
(2010-03-19)It is necessary to involve practitioners of different disciplines in the tasks of rural development. However, this can become possible only if the objectives of such collaborations are well-defined. In the notes submitted ... -
Participation of rural institutions and target groups in rural development programme planning and management
(2010-03-21)This paper is for presention to GO-ESCAP Round Table on "Adaptation of Administration to India's Rural Development" scheduled for 16-18 August 1978 at Delhi. The paper points out that there are inherent contradictions ... -
Project-linkage programme understand the process of evolution and review of pilot project experience
(2010-03-20)'Project-Linkage', is a new program initiated by Government of Gujarat with an objective of linking rural development with industrial development. Specifically, the programme attempts to build linkages which will facilitate ... -
Rural banks for rural development - the Indian experiment
(2010-03-12)The purpose of this paper is to examine the background and the salient features of the scheme for establishing the RRBs and to evaluate their performance in the short period of their existence. The paper also presents the ... -
Rural development - some issues and approaches
(2010-03-13)The study of the rural development programmes in our country and abroad would suggest that these programmes have certain discernable attributes, some of these are reflected in their basic approach to economic development ... -
Why don't we learn
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1984-12-01)Rural development is essentially a process of widening decision making options of the majority of the poor. Creating choices without generating capacity to act might impair learning abilities of both, who create choices ...