This edited volume puts together twenty-one essays, examining some important issues of contemporary relevance on agricultural and rural development in India. Divided into four parts, the volume evaluates the impact of public policies employment unorganized sector and microfinance on rural development in association with agricultural development. An important feature of the book is that it covers a wide range of topics on agricultural and rural development, and offers results useful to guide development policies. This comprehensive and analytically rich volume will be immensely useful to teachers, researchers, policymakers, students and general readers, interested in rural development in India.