This multi-volume series evaluates the functioning of Panchayati Raj System in India from political, sociological, legal, anthropological and economic perspective, in the light of 73rd Constitutional Amendment. Giving an in-depth understanding of the status of Panchayati Raj in different states, it addresses a wide range of issues concerning empowerment of women and dalits, multi-level planning, finance, people’s participation, state-local relationship, capacity building of Panchayat functionaries, socio-political and economic transformation, common resources management, leadership in Panchayati Raj institutions and theoretical nuances of local bodies. This book compiles the experiences of different institutions in conducting capacity building exercises for elected representatives of local governance in different states of India, with special focus on Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Haryana. Examining the training needs of Panchayat leaders in terms of infrastructure, resources and materials, the contributors highlight the training models of PRIA, the Hunger Project, the UNDP and the NIRD, National Capacity Building framework for Panchayati Raj Elected Representatives and Functionaries has also been appended. The book will be useful for policy makers, Panchayati leaders and development workers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR G Palanithurai
G. Palanithurai teaches Political Science and Development Administration at the Post-Graduate level in Rural University, Gandhigram. Tamil Nadu, Currently he is the chairman of the Department of Politics and Public Administration. He has a number of books to his credit. Some of the important titles include Reaction and Response in Legislature, Role Perception of Legislators, A Comparative Analysis of Political Performance of DMK and AIADMK, Perspectives on Indian Regionalism,Ethnic Movement in India: Theory and Practice, Dynamics of Tamil Nadu Politics in Sri Lankan Ethnicity, Indian Polity: Myth and Reality and Management of ethnic Conflict in India and Canada He has written extensively in national and international Journals on Legislative Behaviour and Ethnicity. He has completed a major research project funded by ICSSR besides other minor projects. He was awarded Shastri Indo Canadian Institute fellowship to visit Canada and the US to write a book on Ethnic Conflict Management in Canada and India. He has undertaken major project entitled, Strategies to stimulate upward Social Mobility, with The Mother's Service Society, Pondicherry. He is actively involved in the thinktank group in Tamil Nadu to prepare an Agenda for 21st Century, Tamil Nadu. He is a life member of various professional associations.
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