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008			120208s2011 ii ab b 000 0 eng d
020			_a9780143417309 (pbk.)
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040			_aIN-BhIIT
041			_aENG
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100	1		_aAbdul Kalam, A. P. J. _914058
245	1	0	_aTarget three billion : _bPURA: innovative solutions towards sustainable development / _cby A.P.J. Abdul Kalam & Srijan Pal Singh.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bPenguin Books, India, _c2011.
300			_axix, 298 p. : _bill., maps ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aHalf the world's population-3 billion people-are below the poverty line, and 70 per cent of the worldÆs poor live in rural areas. Target 3 Billion encapsulates Dr A.P.J. Abdul KalamÆs mission to eradicate poverty from the world. With 750 million people living in villages, India has the largest rural population in the world. Based on his Indian experience, Dr Kalam recommends a sustainable and inclusive development system called PURA-Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas-to uplift the rural poor not by subsidies but through entrepreneurship with community participation. To make his case, Dr Kalam cites the examples of individuals and institutions, in India and from across the world, who, with an entrepreneurial spirit and a burning desire to make a difference, have successfully genera...
650		0	_aRural development _zIndia. _97949
650		0	_aSocial change _zIndia. _97950
650		0	_aSustainable development _zIndia. _9328
700	1		_aSingh, Srijan Pal. _97951
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