Dynamics Of Grassroots Governance In India: Dreams And Realities In 2 Vols.

About Author :
Dr. D. Sunder Ram is a founder and Director of Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India (AGRASRI), Secretary General of Rajiv Rural Development Foundation (RRDF) and Editor of the Grassroots Governance Journal (TGGJ) and Grama Sabha (GS) Magazine, Tirupati (A.P.)
Contents :
Dynamics of Grassroots Governance in India in 2 Volumes Foreword Preface List of Contributors Introduction: Grassroots Governance in India A Dream or Reality 1. Institutionalization of Grassroots Governance in India 2. Rejuvenating Republic Through Local Governments 3. Panchayats and Democracy in India: Elites Versus Dalits 4. Devolution of Powers to Panchayati Raj Institutions in India: An Overview 5. Democracy and Civic Education: A South Asian Perspective 6. Participation, Decentralized Planning and Panchayati Raj in India: A Review 7. Role of Caste Groups in New Panchayati Raj System: A Case Analysis of Tamil Nadu 8. Panchayats in India: One Step Forward 9. Decentralized Planning and Panchayati Raj in India - Provisions and Practice: Some Evidences 10. Participatory Village Governance in India 11. Where Panchayats are Heading: Field Notes from Tamil Nadu 12. The Status of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka: A Comparison 13. General View of Panchayats and Municipalities in Andra Pradesh: Some Managerial Challenges 14. Decentralized Planning in India: A Case Study in Karnataka 15. Village Panchayat and the State: MNC Negotiations 16. Dalit Women Sarpanchs and Decentralized Democracy in Haryana: Malady and Remedy 17. Housing and Rural Development in Rajasthan: Implementation of Indira Awas Yojana: An Evaluation 18. Citizen's Charter: A Crying Need for Implementation 19. Governance of Democracy Appendices Index Vol. 2 1. Regeneration of Rural India: An Unfinished Agenda 2. Towards Empowering Gram Sabha 3. Institutions and Laws for Good Urban Governance 4. People's Participation at the Grassroots Levels in India: A Pillar of Sustainable Development 5. De-Planning and Decentrailzed Governance: The Anachronicity of the 73rd Amendment Act in the LPG Marketization of the Indian Economy 6. Size and Area of Gram Panchayat in India 7. Panchayati Raj Institutions in India: The Kerala Experience 8. Partipatory Planning for Decentralized Governance in India 9. Empowering Women Politically? 10. Devolution of Powers to Panchyati Raj Institutions with Special Reference to Rural Health Care in Gujrat: A Field Inquiry 11. Decentralized Governance, Transparency and Accountability: Empirical Evidence from West Bengal 12. Grassroots Democratic Institutions in India: Need fro Reforms 13. Grassroots Democracy in Haryana: Field Observations 14. Women Empowerment through Panchyati Raj Institution: A Study 15. Determinants of People's Participation in Decentralized Planning and Development 16. Micro Credit in Haryna: Some Problems 17. Financial Status of Panchayati Raj Institutions: A Study in Karnataka 18. Effective Decentralization in India: A Continuing Process of Reform Appendices Index