Synopsis The volume contains twenty-one essays on diverse dimensions of development debate, offering alternative visions, approaches and strategies that mark out the salient characteristics of the global development agenda. The essays unravel the complexity of development discourse, the key concepts of developmental thought, the evolving mechanisms of developmental action, the challenges of development and the consenting and dissenting notes what the 'development' should ideally be. Taken together, the essays provide a panoramic view of development debate, discern and dissect lacunae and loopholes in rationality of the arguments raised and finally offer the viewpoints to make development meaningful, satisfying and sustainable. In essence, the essays discuss and dilate upon the diversities of development discourse in ways they consider relevant. The volume presents the development debate in its holistic perspective underlying and highlighting the dilemmas of development. The essays offer a competent critique of development models, providing critical perspectives demanding attention of development experts. The volume will benefit the social scientists, social activists, researchers and government functionaries connected with planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.