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The Indian Social Sector: Trends and Issues
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Hardcover. Aggregates the various strands of discourse relating to social sector development in India from the academic and practitioners' world. The objective of this collection of papers is to assess the performance and analyse the challenges of social sector programmes, policies and remaining issues. Editor(s): Mishra, R. K.; Akundy, Anand. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
From UNDP’s Human Development Index to the more recent Multidimensional Poverty Index, there have been conceptualisations and frameworks towards understanding social development. However, there have not been consistent efforts by governments, multilateral agencies, NGOs and disciplinary leaders in the academia towards contextualising the different concepts and frameworks for addressing social development. This book attempts to aggregate the various strands of discourse relating to social sector development in India from the academic and practitioners’ world. Social sector issues are not limited to health, education and housing, but encompass concerns relating to agriculture, food security, rural development, gender and livelihoods. Within that ... Read more
From UNDP’s Human Development Index to the more recent Multidimensional Poverty Index, there have been conceptualisations and frameworks towards understanding social development. However, there have not been consistent efforts by governments, multilateral agencies, NGOs and disciplinary leaders in the academia towards contextualising the different concepts and frameworks for addressing social development. This book attempts to aggregate the various strands of discourse relating to social sector development in India from the academic and practitioners’ world. Social sector issues are not limited to health, education and housing, but encompass concerns relating to agriculture, food security, rural development, gender and livelihoods. Within that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Academic Foundation
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Ghaziabad, India
ISBN
9789332701946
SKU
V9789332701946
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About
R. K. Mishra, Senior Professor and Director, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, is a graduate of International Management Programme, SDA Bocconi, Milan, Italy. He was a fellow of British Council and Common-wealth Secretariat, and a member of the UN International Task Force on Standards of Excellence in Public Administration. His current interests include: economic reforms, privatisation and restructuring, finance, ... Read more
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