About the Book: Gandhian Vision of Rural Development: Its Relevance in Present
Time
The contemporary relevance of Gandhian economic thought withspecial focus on the
rural industrialization forms the centraltheme of this book. Policies related to
planned economy afterIndependence have not brought the desired changes.
Uncontrolled,unplanned and un-regulated industrialization and urbanization
haveled to many disastrous consequences. In view of this, the bookexplores the
suitability of Gandhian model as a possible remedy forthe various economic
problems in developing societies. Thus,various Gandhian approaches have been
critically analysed withregard to rural and farm development, utilization of
human labourand their skill, development with equity, decentralizeddevelopment,
his vision of Gram Swarajya etc. The book also