Synopsis This book applies a systematic communication perspective to the 40 plus years of development experience in the world. The communication perspective demonstrates that the role of communication in development is not limited to media technologies or to the economies of mass media, it is a way of thinking about the interaction among all development agents involved. It is an analytical review of development theories and practice both from international and Indian perspectives.

The book presents the dynamics of development in organised and lively way for media professionals, practitioners, academicians and general readers.