Synopsis Growing population is leading to prove heavy burden on the limited and scarce resources -natural of manmade. This is more so in case of rural areas where gainful opportunities are very meager. Though population explosion is a major problem all over the world yet its repercussions are more visible in poor and developing countries. Thus the various programmes for rural development launched vehemently are diluted to over-population. This book addresses many issues pertaining to development thereon. The main topics, given elaborate treatment herein are- Rural development; gender, Population, and Land tenure; Right to Work Employment Opportunities; Population Profile of India; Rural development and Population; land Tenture and Rural fertility/Mortality; Gandhian Village Economics; A Client-Centered Networking Project in Rural India; Gender, Rural Fertility/Mortality and farming Systems; Gandhian Villages Vs. Global Villages; Rural Credit and RRBs in India; Elderly Women; Social development; and Dynamics of a Developing Economy etc.