Decentralised Planning and Development: New Directions

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Decentralized Planning and Development is the first publication to examine the new contours of planned development of Indian economy. The volume presents the expert writings of noted authors on various aspects of our planning. Development Councils are for the first time examined in the volume. Part I of the volume examines the development strategy of various states including Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Chattishgarh. Part II presents the story of success of some Development Councils in various states and the demand for such DCs in other states. Part III analyses the necessity of Regional Planning in various states so as to reduce the widening disparities and dissensions. The volume strongly puts up the case for decentralized and regional planning as a powerful strategy for reducing poverty and hunger.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amalesh Banerjee

Dr. Amalesh Banerjee is well-known for his extensive writing of monetary economics. He contributed over three decades in many conferences and seminars at the national and international leval. He has a number of publications in the field of monetary and development economics. Currently he is the Guest of the Faculty of Economics of Jadavpur University. Formerly he was the Head of the Department and Professor of Economics at Rabindra Bharati University. Dr. Banerjee is a distinguished member of many associations of social science at national and international level. He is the President of Bengal Economic Association and the Vice-President of Indian Economic Association.