Synopsis The book in hand has been devoted to discuss, examine and analyse various facets of rural development with special emphasis on behavioural management based on the experience and imperical studies of the scholars. The attempt has been mainly focussed to explore behavioural management and various facets of rural development such as sustainable development, participatory management, women empowerment, rural institutions etc. It is hoped that the book will be immensely useful for policy-makers, planners, administrators, researchers, academics engaged in different discipline and also for those interested in rural development.