Women and Development
Subtitle: The Indian Experience
Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
Published: November 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780761994886
Subjects: Sociology; Development studies; Gender studies; Social Science / Gender Studies; Women's studies; Women in development; Social Science; India
First sentence: When dawn breaks over the Himalayas, it is the most beautiful sight in India, fit for the Gods to behold and do their namaskar to the Goddess of dawn-Usha.
Description: "This book is a comprehensive and analytical account of women's development programmes since India's independence. Replete with comparisons from around the world, it discusses the status of Indian women based on regional, religious, caste and class divides." "This book is written from the perspective of a development administrator who has taken an active part in many of these processes - in the role of a policy maker, planner and actual implementer of programmes for women's development. It will be of interest to government agencies, non-governmental organisations, social workers and those in the fields of gender studies, policy and planning, family planning and welfare, and human resource development."--BOOK JACKET.