Extreme poverty is mainly a rural phenomenon. Four of every five people below the $1.90-a-day international income poverty line lived in rural areas in 2013 (Castañeda and others, 2018). Over the last ...

There are good reasons why the New Dispensation's focus on an accelerated rural development programme is right on point and will eventually contribute to the uplifting of the majority in the outlying ...

Post-WWII, Bangladesh, along with countries which had been freed from the shackles of colonisation and had gained their independence, embarked upon the journey of "development". Bangladesh, almost 50 ...

Rural development in India requires a comprehensive and integrated approach. While the urban landscape is rapidly evolving, the heartland continues to grapple with issues such as poverty, inadequate ...