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Perspectives: Sustained Development through People: Insights from an Experiment
Ranjit Gupta
- Vol. 13, Iss: 1, pp 3-16
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Can rural development focus on people? Can village communities identify and develop their own opportunities and resources as part of planned interventions for development? as discussed by the authors found that yes was the answer with wh...Abstract:
Can rural development focus on people? Can village communities identify and develop their own opportunities and resources as part of planned interventions for development?Yes was the answer with wh...read more
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Sustained Development through People: The Need for Political Activization
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