Synopsis Rural development is a generic concept, subsuming several fields of development that fall under economic development, democratic growth and social justice. There have been several scores of book on this subject. The present volume emphasizing clinical-field approach spells out the significant factors that the planners, the organizers, the administrators and the field workers have to take care of and be sensitive in understanding people, their needs and problems and working with them for their advancement and welfare. There is no straight highway to rural development. Depending upon the ethnicity and subculture within the fold of Indian ethos, one may have to charter in multiple ways, but may remember and apply the clinical-field approach irrespective of the programmes focused upon. The planners, administrators, organizers and field workers, the teaching and the training community concerned with and working in the field of rural development would find this volume interesting and useful.