Of late, rural development has assumed global attention especially among the developing nations. A country like India where majority of the population around 65% of the people live in rural areas has great significance. The present strategy of rural development in India mainly focuses on poverty...

It is a reiterated fact that India is one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. The government has taken various initiatives to accelerate the growth of the country. Various Government and non-government institutions are working relentlessly to take the country to new heights of growth....

The book analyzes causes of rural poverty and constraints impeding agricultural productivity during the last four decades under three different regimes. It first examines the feudalistic system under Haile Selassie; then the command economic system of the DERG regime; and finally the current...