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Democratic decentralization and planning: essays on panchayati raj, district planning and development administration Hooja, Rakesh

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jaipur Rawat Publication 2007Description: xvi, 327 pISBN:
  • 8131600920
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 352.054
Summary: lmost 50 years since 1959, India has been striving to make decentralized democracy more meaningful and effective. Efforts at vitalizing development administration and at more relevant and efficacious district and decentralized planning have been underway since independence. Through 15 essays spread over five sections-Overview of Panchayati Raj in India; Some Issues Pertaining to Panchayati Raj; Panchayati Raj: Rajasthan Experiences; District and Decentralized Planning; and Development Administration at District and Sub-State Levels-the authors have traced the history of democratic decentralization and Panchayati Raj, as well as district planning and development administration in India both before and after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment. The authors have highlighted various aspects and issues, touched upon successes and failures, and commented upon the evolution of concepts and described what has been happening in actual practice, along with offering suggestions for the future. The book would attract all those interested in rural development, good governance, administration, district planning, decentralization and Panchayati Raj in their various facets.
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lmost 50 years since 1959, India has been striving to make decentralized democracy more meaningful and effective. Efforts at vitalizing development administration and at more relevant and efficacious district and decentralized planning have been underway since independence. Through 15 essays spread over five sections-Overview of Panchayati Raj in India; Some Issues Pertaining to Panchayati Raj; Panchayati Raj: Rajasthan Experiences; District and Decentralized Planning; and Development Administration at District and Sub-State Levels-the authors have traced the history of democratic decentralization and Panchayati Raj, as well as district planning and development administration in India both before and after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment. The authors have highlighted various aspects and issues, touched upon successes and failures, and commented upon the evolution of concepts and described what has been happening in actual practice, along with offering suggestions for the future. The book would attract all those interested in rural development, good governance, administration, district planning, decentralization and Panchayati Raj in their various facets.

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