About Centre for Development Studies in Prasanth Nagar Road, Thiruvananthapuram

The Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, Kerala, India is a premier social science research institution. Over the years it has established a tradition of interdisciplinary research on development problems in India. Its main objective is to promote research, teaching and training in disciplines relevant to development. Today, it is considered to be one of the foremost development economics research centers in the country.The institute was established in 1971 by the noted economist Professor K. N. Raj.OverviewSet up in 1971 by the late legendary economist Professor K.N. Raj, the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) is an internationally renowned, self-governing institution known for its cutting edge research in applied economics and topics germane to socio-economic development, impeccable pedagogy, and extensive and exhaustive training programmes. Tucked away from the maddening world of city life, CDS is housed in Prasanth Nagar, a serene, picturesque hamlet off the Thiruvananthapuram city. It is easily accessible by road, rail and air. The sprawling 10 acre campus is designed and delivered by late Laurie Baker, whose love for nature has few parallels in history. The state-of-the-art K. N. Raj Library at CDS is one of the biggest repositories of wisdom in South India with over 1,700,000 titles in economics and related disciplines and subscribing to about 260 print and 1800 online professional journals. It has a faculty strength of about 20.Research at CDS is organised into six distinct themes: Agriculture and Natural Resource Gender, Migration, Population Health and Education Poverty, Vulnerability and Social Security Industry Trade and TechnologyThere is a seventh cross-cutting theme, analysing the impact of globalisation on each of the six themes.

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