Gandhian Model of Development and World Peace First Edition  (English, Hardcover, Misra R. P.)

The Gandhian ideology is so humanistic that as long as there is conflict, violence, exploitation, injustice and poverty in the world, it will continue to be relevant. And since, these constitute the eternal problems of humanity, Gandhian ideals and ideas are also eternal.

In the fury of rapid economic growth and technological development, Gandhi became a man of good but outdated thinking. Our capacity to destroy both nature and man side tracked Gandhian ideology of simple living and high thinking; of harmony and peace; of human freedom and collaborative social order; of economy without greed; and of technology that enhances human dignity.

As man reached the edge of self destruction, caught by nihilistic tendencies, Gandhi has became his last hope. Gandhian ideology has become the foundation on which a peaceful and harmonious world can be built. The papers included in this volume help us recollect the values that Gandhi cherished and understand the spirit and practical wisdom underlying his thinking and work programme.

Gandhi is more relevant today than he was in his own life time, is the basic message of this significant contribution to Gandhian studies and Peace Research

About the Author
R.P. Misra is an eminent scholar of development studies, urban and regional planning and rural economics. Among the positions he has held are Professor of Geography and Director, Institute of Development Studies, University of Mysore, Vice Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan, and Vice Chancellor, Allahabad University.

Author of over ten books and editor of twenty five volumes on emerging development issues, he has been a frequent contributor to literary journals on regional planning, urban and rural development and environmental problems. The multinational comparative study on regional development which he undertook while at UNCRD resulted in is work Rural Development: Capitalist and Socialist Paths in five volumes (Concept, 1985).

Prof. Misra is currently heading the Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, besides being Director, Gandhi Bhawan, Delhi University, and Chairman, IGU Commission on International Division of Labour and Regional Development