Some aspects of social development

Four of the five papers brought together this small publication based upon the lectures that I delivered Kong in February at the joint invitation Peter Hodge of the Department Social Work, University Hong Kong and Mr. K. Sital, Publisher Indian", monthly published Hong Kong. lectures were arranged the suggestion Prof. K. Vaid, then Visiting Professor the Department Extra-Mural of the University Hong Kong. I like to take this opportunity thanking all the honour they did me by inviting me to deliver these lectures.

subjects for the lectures were broadly indicated by Prof. Hodge but I was given the freedom and arrange the way I liked. The idea of choosing "Social Development" theme round which arrange lectures occurred me while was reading Gunnar Myrdal's Challenge World Poverty-a from which have drawn great deal, my first paper. In writing subsequent papers found useful the various publications issued by the United Nations the ECAFE the general social development. Additionally. have referred some of the papers appeared to time the International Work and in the book India's Urban Future. these publications fully listed in the bibliography at the end.