Poverty, economic development and industrialisation

poverty. While doing so the theoretical base as founded by western world is used to solve the problems of poverty in third world countries. To start development and self-sustained growth in stagnant society the industrialisation is regarded as tested tool. But such approach is basically promoting urbanisation, industrial complexes, large scale production, capital intensive techniques etc.

The book aims to provide overview of the basic strategies on the theme of the book. It presents pro-ideological, anti-ideological synthesis and envisages new strategies on development and industrialisation of the country. It has eight chapters namely three on poverty and economic development, three on industrialisation, and one each on science and technology and concept of neo-development.

The detailed theoretical explanation of various topics has been covered e.g. poverty, magni tude, life cycle of those in poverty, polygon of poverty, basic need approach, theories on development, science and technology, economies of scale, neo-development, mathematical model for the growth of small scale industries, core periphy, growth pole, import substitution, Integrated Rural Development Programme etc.

This important book will be of great use to scholars and students of economics, commerce and rural development, and to planners and policy-makers.