Social Policy and Planning

The book contains Social Policy and planning for development. It provides approaches like Area Development Approach, Unified, Integrated, and Sectoral Approach etc. The book gives clarity of concepts and theoretical knowledge on Social Policy and Planning. It will be useful for students with the curriculum of social sciences especially economics, social work and rural development etc. In this book an attempt has been made to simplify the concepts and theoretical aspects while applying approaches for social planning. To inculcate each micro aspect of the Social Policy and Planning, it is not possible to cumulate in a single book. Therefore, few of the important aspects of Social Policy and Planning have been included in the book. Wherever, necessary, some important concepts as well as aspects have been elaborated in detail. This can be one of the important books in the field of social policy and planning; which intend to serve as a textbook for graduate and post-graduate students of many social science disciplines of various colleges / universities. An attempt has been made to justify the requirement of the students, researchers, policy makers, planners, N.G.Os, and academicians.