The central theme of this book is that Human Resource Development and Pre¬servation of the Environment are two important factors in promoting growth and development. One very important issue, in Human Resource Development which has received both extensive and intensive coverage in social science literature and in policy making discussions at national and supra-national organisations during the last two decades, is the Gender issue. But, since there is a nexus between women and the environment, the environmental issues also need to be pondered over in all policies for promoting growth and development. Hence, a number of important issues relating to Human Resource Development, Gender and Environment have been discussed in the essays included in this book.

Table of Contents:
1. Human Resources, Gender and Environment in Development — K.C. Roy, R.N. Ghosh and R. Gabbay PART 1 — THEORETICAL ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCES, GENDER AND ENVIRONMENT 2. Sustainable Development : Is It Achievable? — Hasanah Ali and Abdul Rashid Ahmad 3. On Coordinating Tax Reform and Mitigating Externalities Aimed at Alleviating Poverty : The Double Dividend Hypothesis — Alan Martina 4. The Consequences of Gender Relations on the Economic Performance of the Households in Asia — Shailaja Fennell 5. Human Development in the Workplace : Workplace Interventions — J. B. Bhattacharya 6. The Suggestion System as a Useful Instrument in a Learning Organisation — Andrew E. Marx 7. Effective Organisational Conditions in Successful Less Developed Countries — H.A. Louw PART II — CASE STUDIES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, GENDER AND ENVIRONMENT 8. Gender Disparities in the Indian Labour Market — Malathy Duraisamy and P. Duraisamy 9. Human Development with Particular Reference to Rural Women's Health — S. Lakshmi 10. Female Infanticide — A Gender Issue, Case Study of Chellampatti Village in Tamil Nadu — Dhulasi Birundha Varadrajan 11. Relevance of Institutional Finance in Economic Development of Muslim Women in India — Farida Hussain 12. Environment and Human Development : An Analytical Case Study of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat State in India — Tushar R. Hathi 13. Mismanagement of Water Resources : A Threat to Rayalaseema Development, AP State — A. Ranga Reddy 14. Gender Inequality in the Labour Market : The Case of Mauritius — Malati Pochun PART III — THE INDIAN ECONOMY 15. Prospects for the Indian Economy : The 1990s and Beyond — R.N. Ghosh and R. Gabbay PART IV — SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 16. Sustainable Development : Some Issues — R.N. Ghosh, B. Ray and K.C. Roy Index