CONTENTS CHAPTER I-THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT -A PRELUDE; Introduction; Hypothesis; Research questions; Definition of the right to development; Theories of development; The evolution of the right to development; India and development; CHAPTER 11- THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT; The United Nations Declaration on the right to development; Criticisms against the United Nations Declaration on Development; The measures taken by the United Nations after the Declaration on Right to Development; CHAPTER III-THE RIGHT OF PARTICIPATION AND THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT; The Concept of Participation; Development Projects and their relationship with popular Participation; The effects of lack of participation in development projects; CHAPTER IV-THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS; Equity and equality in development and its benefits; India and the diverse effects on the Indian Economy; CHAPTER V-THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLICATIONS ON LAW AND POLICY MAKING; Right to development; Human rights and the law; Some major concerns that need to be addressed by India to deal with development and its cost on human life; Some legal reforms to be undertaken; CHAPTER VI-CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY.