01112nam a22001817a 450000500170000002000180001708200230003510000310005824500510008925000120014026000590015230000280021150000510023950505630029065000230085365000220087665000320089820260731110326.0  a9789357510288  aRef 351 Si64p 2023  4author.aSingh, Rameshwar.  aPublic administration and rural development /   a1st ed.  aNew Delhi, India : bRandom Publications LLP, cc2023.  av, 284 pages ; c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aContents: 
1. Origin and evolution of rural development: concept and policies. -- 
2. Significance of local self government in India. -- 
3. Local self government and centralization. -- 
4. Rural development: concept, policies and management. -- 
5. Centralization and decentralization in administration. --
6. Social development and social welfare. -- 
7. Addressing poverty through self-help groups. -- 
8. State, district and local administration. -- 
9. Policies to reduce poverty and accelerate sustainable development. -- 
10. Making rural women heard.  aRural development.  aLocal government.  aWomen in rural development.