Social Policy, Planning and Development

This book is an attempt to give a bird view of developmental initiatives in India with reference to policies, planning and programmes of development. The knowledge of development process is a must for the social work professionals as they are the agents of social change. The book address the issues such as; understanding of social policy in the perspective of national goals as per the Constitution of India; the relevance of social policy and planning to social work practice; the indicators and process of social development; and policy implementation and developmental programmes in various sectors. The book caters the needs of social work students especially at postgraduate level, development practitioners and social work educators.