{"product_id":"voluntary-organisations-and-rural-development-in-south-asia-assumptions-and-realities-paperback","title":"Voluntary Organisations and Rural Development in South Asia: Assumptions and Realities - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUmakanta Mohapatra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe New Face of Voluntarism.- The Unresolved Qualm- Experiments with Rural Development.- Sociological Dimension of Sustainable Development.- Emerging Developmental landscape.- Entry of New Players.- Discourse on voluntary organizations (VOs): South Asian Perspective.- A model methodological formulation for empirical query.- Voluntary organizations and voluntary action as a socio-historic category.- Role of voluntary organizations in rural development: VO's perspective.- The extent of voluntarism in Vos.- Performance and Credibility of VOs in people's perception.- Portrait of VOs in media lane.- Resonances of VOs in elite corridor.- GO-VO equation at the grass root level.- Mass base and public credibility of the Vos.- Present dynamics and future trend.- Way forward for policy making and Research and Development ( R \u0026amp; D) activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the role of voluntary organizations (VOs) in rural development in the south Asian context. While addressing the existing knowledge gap for developmental task sharing with non-government social forces in developing nations; It provides evidence-based knowledge about the structure, functioning, effectiveness, community base, public image, GO-VO equation, strength, challenges, present dynamics, and future trend of the grassroots VOs. The volume also demonstrates the application of an innovative symphony of descriptive and exploratory study design with parametric tools in data collection and analysis. It also specifies the areas for policy intervention, future research and incubation in the sector. The book is indispensable for the students, teachers and researchers in Sociology, Social work, Public Administration, Rural Development, Management studies and related fields. The volume is a hand-guide for funding agencies, planners and executives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Umakanta Mohapatra, presently serving as Public Relation Officer to Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha has around ten years of teaching experience at graduate and post graduate level both as a regular and guest faculty. He has wide acquaintance with developmental administration, management of peoples' perception, and, activities of the grass root voluntary organizations. To his credit, Dr Mohapatra has research articles published in Scopus, Copernicus and ISSN indexed journals. He has delivered lectures in UGC cohesive programmes; co-authored the books \u003ci\u003eSocial Change: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThemes and Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRural Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e; co-edited the books \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder that is Kendrapara\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAngul District Gazetteer\u003c\/i\u003e; and, has authored the book titled \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Indian Society. \u003c\/i\u003e He has also guided evaluation studies on the impact of NGO interventions launched by a leading CSO.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719961907263,"sku":"9789811662959","price":194.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fb558a1b60250d9a1d9ae677d764fe26.webp?v=1765087488","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/voluntary-organisations-and-rural-development-in-south-asia-assumptions-and-realities-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}