Humanizing development : trends in public administration

Dr. Rajvir S. Dhaka after his Graduation with Honours in Economics from Delhi University did his Master’s in Public Administration and Ph.D. from Maharashi Dayanand University, Rohtak. He obtained MBA degree in Human Resource Development from IGNOU, New Delhi. He was awarded UGC Fellowship for doing Ph.D. He is a perceptive researcher, whose interest centres on Public Policy Issues, Rural Development and Good Governance. Dr. Dhaka has authored: Participatory Development and Capacity Building (2000) and co-edited ; Humanizing Development – Trends in Public Administration (2001). He has contributed a number of research papers in various journals and magazines. He is currently working as assistant Professor, Faculty of Public Administration, at Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Gurgaon. He is also associated with Sustainable Development Foundation, New Delhi and presides over SPACE, a NGO based in Haryana. Dr. Dhaka is also a member of a number of professional and academic bodies.

Suresh Misra is currently Associate Professor and Head, Faculty of Public Administration at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Gurgaon. He holds Master’s degree in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and D.Phil from Allahabad University. Dr. Misra had his advance training in Rural Management at the Development Study Centre, Rehovot, Israel. He was awarded AOTS Scholarship for training in corporate Governance at AOTS, Tokyo, Japan. He participated in the Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme at U.K. Civil Service College, Sunningdale and Thames Valley University, U.K. Dr. Misra has authored Politico-Peasantry Conflict in India (1990); Legislative Framework of Panchayati Raj in India (1993); Popular Participation in Rural Development (1996); and Legislative Status of Panchayati Raj in India (1997). He has edited Social welfare, Poverty Alleviation and New Economic Policy (1995); Environmental Laws in India – Issues and Responses (1996); and Humanizing Development Trends in Public Administration (2001).