Development, in all aspect, is important for country because it signifies progress and growth. Socio-economic empowerment makes a detailed study of development. It examines various issues related to development. However development is an important factor in the process of empowerment and prosperity of Nation. The book contains fourteen articles which are related to various aspects of development and empowerment. The contributors seek to address important issues like monetary policy, economic reforms, power outages, transport environment, micro-financing, children rights and many more. This book has been prepared with an aim to explain empowerment phenomenon in its totality and to some extent satisfy along-felt need for a work. It has contributions from India, China, Cyprus, Russia, Tunisia and U.K. Academicians and professionals both will find this book most informative and useful.