Rural Development And Social Work e-bog

Rural development in general is used to denote the actions and initiatives taken to improve the standard of living in non-urban neighbourhoods, countryside, and remote villages. These communities can be exemplified with a low ratio of inhabitants to open space. Rural development which is concerned with economic growth and social justice, improvement in the living standard of the rural people by providing adequate and quality social services and minimum basic needs becomes essential. Social work knowledge building have joined in a consensus that both perspectives are necessary to fully understand the complex realities encountered by social work practitioners and rural development has provided assistance to rural poor in the form of subsidy and bank credit for productive employment opportunities through successive plan periods. The book examines the various issues, challenges and opportunities lies with in the periphery of this book.