| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development | 'Dr V.N. Viswanathan' | 1 |
| Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development in India | 'Dr. Malcom Henson' | 5 |
| Health Problems among Kurumbas of Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu-A Sociological Analysis | 'Dr. M. Thamilarasan and G. Venkatesan' | 10 |
| An Analysis of Population Density, Growth and Potential in Cauvery River Basin District of Tamilnadu: 1981-2001 | 'Dr. M. Sakthivel, J. Subhashini, M. Madhan, M. Baskaran and C. Senthilkumar' | 19 |
| Economic Empowerment of Women in Rural India | 'Dr. E. Jayanthy' | 27 |
| National Rural Health Mission | 'Ms. Hema Anandhy and S.P. Subashini' | 42 |
| Rural Development Polices and Planning | 'M. Ramesh Babu' | 46 |
| A Study on the Socio-Economic Conditions of Women Vendors of Mangadu Village, Poonamalle | 'Ms. Baily Vincent' | 55 |
| Status of Women in Rural Areas | 'Saithanmawii Zote' | 67 |
| WTO and Poverty Alleviation: Food Security Issues in Agriculture Trade | 'Dr. D.S. Makkalanban' | 73 |
| Ethno-Medicinal Plants Used in Rural Areas of Mizoram | 'Lalnuntluanga Vanchhawng' | 84 |
| Poverty in Global Scenario-Causes | 'S. Jameela' | 94 |
| Implementation of Rural Development Programmes in Mizoram: Special Focus on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act | 'H.S. Lalbiakengi' | 99 |
| A Study on Socio-Economic Aspects of Women in Self Help Groups at Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu | 'Mr. Selva Rasu' | 112 |
| Status of Women in Rural India | 'Elizabeth Joseph' | 133 |
| Health Risks Percieved by Women Living With HIV in the Rural Nilgiris Based on Discrimination | 'S.J. Parameswari and Dr. N. Jayapoorani' | 138 |
| Protection of Farmers' Rights Under Intellectual Property Rights | 'P.R.L. Rajavenkatesan' | 144 |
| Indoor Air Pollution: Silent Killer in Rural Kitchens | 'D.S. Padmini and Dr. Venmathi' | 151 |
| Developmental Politics for Resolving Crisis in Rural Governance | 'T. Arumugam' | 167 |
| SHGs and Communal Growth in Rural India-An Analytical Approach | 'Mrs. K. Florence Egaraj' | 178 |
| Primary Health Care System | 'M. Suganya & Dr. M. Thamilarasan' | 193 |
| Status of Women in Rural India | 'N.M. Nilofer Nisha' | 211 |
| Role of Self Help Groups in Rural Development | 'Prof. S. Sudha' | 218 |
| A Study of Short Run Dynamics of Intra Village Agricultural Labour Movements-A Case Study of Veerapandy Panchayat Union, Tamil Nadu, India | 'Dr. V. Madha Suresh and Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh A.' | 234 |
| Intellectual Property Rights and its Implication on Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development | 'N. Thirumalai' | 255 |
| Decadal Changes of Population in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India | 'J. Priyadharshini, Dr. M. Sakthivel, R. Sobana Leena and P.K. Senthilkumari' | 264 |
| Rainfall Periodicity and Crop Cultivation: Western Ghats Region of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India | 'R. Sobana Leena, Dr. M. Sakthivel, J. Priyadharshini and R. Sujatha' | 270 |
| Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme and Rural Development: A Study on Sakkottai Block in Sivagangai District | 'S. Parthiban and S. Priyadharshini' | 279 |
| "Through Women's Eyes": A Gendered Research Agenda for Disaster Management | 'Sharmila Samuel Raj' | 293 |
| Rural Health Care System | 'Ms. Victoria Jagarani' | 304 |
| Role of Rural Non-Farm Sector in Income Generation and Poverty Alleviation | 'Dr. V. Sujatha' | 309 |
| Tropical Cyclones and Their Prediction Over Bay of Bengal: A Special Reference to Tamilnadu Coast | 'Mrs. Annes Fathima, Dr. Mrs. G. Geetha and Dr. M. Sakthivel' | 315 |
| Poverty: A Cause for Crime and Delinquency-An Overview | 'Dr. S. Ramdoss' | 332 |
| Rural Development Policies and programme | 'Prof. N. Kalyani & Prof. N. Umarani' | 353 |
| Redistribution of Forest Lands to Tribes & Eradication of Poverty-A Legal Perspective | 'Dr. B. Venugopal' | 362 |
| Development and Empowerment: The Case of Two South Indian Tribes | 'Dr. M.P. Damodaran and Dr. P. Govinda Reddy' | 370 |
| Impact of Financial and Trade Openesses on Poverty: A Cross Country Evidence | 'D. Sathiyavan & Dikshita Rai' | 393 |
