Essays about: "case study rural development in india"

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  1. 16. Towards sustainable development in Kallankuthal, a small village in southern India : a case study on local opinions

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna Wirmark; [2009]
    Keywords : sustainability; sustainable development; india; local resources;

    Abstract : This paper focuses on the concept of sustainable development, a concept that has been defined and refined since it was created 20 years ago. The purpose of the study is to collect and analyse the inhabitants’ view of local resources and development in a small village in south India, Kallankuthal, about 20 kilometres north of Madurai. READ MORE

  3. 17. Current Status and Management of Hand Pump Equipped Water Facilities in Blantyre Rural District, Malawi : Case Study of Kapeni and Lundu Traditional Authorities

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

    Author : John Bright Joseph Njalam'mano; [2007]
    Keywords : community management; hand pump; mjigo; operation and maintenance; rural water supply; water point committees;

    Abstract : Although the access to adequate safe drinking water is taken for granted in developed countries and urban settlements in some developing countries at the end of 2002 it was estimated that globally, some 1.1 billion people still rely on unsafe drinking water sources particularly in the developing regions of India and Africa. READ MORE

  4. 18. Local Cooperation in Water Management : A Minor Field Study from South India

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

    Author : Camilla Ståhlberg; [2006]
    Keywords : Community Based Water Management; locals’ participation; collective action; CPR; irrigation tank; institutional analysis; MFS;

    Abstract : Decentralized development approaches have in recent years gained wide acceptance in policy circles. In India the national and the state governments have for a long time undertaken the primary responsibility for water management. In recent years however, there has been a clear shift of policy towards increased reliance on the local communities. READ MORE

  5. 19. Educational policies serving the poor : A case study of student's performance in Indian hostels

    University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Rut Lindén; [2005]
    Keywords : education; intergenerational mobility; human development; rural area; caste; India; hostels;

    Abstract : This study examines the effect on school achievement of a policy such as hostels, aimed at giving children from a poor socioeconomic background an opportunity to receive education. Data is collected from two different schools in a district in Andhra Pradesh, India, in which both hostel students and day-scholar students, having a similar background, are studying. READ MORE