There are complex linkages between human resources development and gender issues, on the one hand, and the problem of poverty eradication, on the other. This Volume contains 17 chapters, which aim at disentangling these complex issues of development. A main theme underlying the Volume is that economic growth in itself is not to be confused with the broader question of economic development that should lead to improvement in the standard of living simultaneously with empowerment of women, inter-generational and inter-class equity and efficient management of the environment. Many of the papers in the Volume are focused on the countries of the Indian Ocean region.

Table of Contents:
1. Growth, Development and Sustainable Development —Robin Ghosh, Rony Gabbay, Abu. Siddique 2. The Role of Property Rights in Women’s Empowerment : The Case of Nepal —Meena Acharya 3. Property Rights in Fiji : Women’s Welfare and Empowerment —Biman C. Prasad and Sunil Kumar 4. Trends in Poverty, Employment and Wages in Fiji —Biman C. Prasad, Mahendra Reddy and Sunil Kumar 5. Poverty in Developing Countries —D.J.J. Botha 6. The Dimensions of and Assault on Rural and Urban Poverty : A Social and Historical Approach —Peter A. Longton 7. Human Resources and Gender Issues in Poverty Eradication : A Comparative Study of Selected Countries of the Indian Ocean Region —Malati Pochun 8. Gender-Based Biases in Rural India : Constraining Capability Kavita —Anita Medhekar-Smith, Lawson Smith 9. Impediments to Women’s Empowerment in Rural India : Access to Employment, Land and Other Resources —K.C. Roy 10. Lessons from Victims of Globalisation : Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia —Liam Ryan 11. Poverty and Inequality and the Eradication Thereof —Schalk W. Theron 12. Women in the Urban Labour Market : The Situation in Bangladesh —Begum Meherunnessa Zaman 13. Livestock Dispersal Programs in Developing Countries : Social-economic Benefits for Human Resource Development in the Rural Sector —S.R. Harrison, F.A. Moog 14. Gender Issues, the Women’s Movement and The Indian Ocean Rim Countries —Binayak Ray 15. The Role of Education and Training in Asian Development : Problems and Prospects —Amir Mahmood 16. The Application of Geographic Information Systems for Sustainable Catchment Management in India and Pakistan —S.R. Harrison, M.E. Qureshi and K.C. Roy 17. Women’s Empowerment, Sen’s Entitlement Theory and Institutional Impediments in Rural India : The Case of Access to Education —K.C. Roy, C.A. Tisdell and A. Ghose Index List of Contributors