Public Private Partnership for Rural Development : A Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective Book

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Rural development: the current trends. 3. Corporate social responsibility: an analysis. 4. A research study on corporate social responsibility. 5. Public private partnership: issues and implementation. 6. Accelerating rural development through PPP. 7. The way forward. Bibliography. Index.

This book is a humble attempt in the study of above issues and is based on empirical research conducted by the author. In the book author tried to comprehensively discuss the concepts of Rural Development, Corporate social responsibility and public private partnership. After a general introduction about the issues in the first chapter, the second chapter discusses the current rural development scenario, the rural development schemes, rural development administration and Panchayati Raj Institutions and also the new trends and the changing paradigm of harmonized rural development in India. In the third chapter, the concept, evolution, types, components, measurement and benefits of CSR are discussed. The chapter also talks of CSR are discussed. The chapter also talks of CSR in the Indian perspective and certain best practice of CSR in India. Chapter four discusses a research study of CSR initiatives of industries in Himachal Pradesh and an analysis of the initiatives taken by private sector in the state as a part of their CSR policies. The next chapter discusses public private partnership, its forms, essential components and benefits alongwith implementation f PPP in India and status of PPP in various states. Chapter six discusses the implementation of PPP for rural development in the areas of rural infrastructure, education, health, social justice and empowerment, drinking water, environment protection, agriculture, women and child development and local self-government etc. In the end, observations, views and suggestions on the whole range of issues talked about in this book have been given.

This book will be immensely useful the Central and State Governments, public policy formulators, corporate houses, academicians, students, researchers and the general public of the country in finding in solutions through better approaches in the important areas of public private partnership, rural development and corporate social responsibility.