This book is a reflection and study on Panchayat Raj System in India. While writing this book historical perspective, modus operandi and trend have been kept in mind. The book also deals with the 73rd Amendment, which ushers in a new era on local self government within the country by focusing on thematic areas: Women’s Reservation, Panchayati Raj Institute’s Resource Mobilization at the local level, Capacity Building of Panchayti Raj institutions and People’s participation in Panchayati Raj institutions based on ground realities and facts which are indispensable for development of the Panchayati Raj functioning. As a matter of fact reflections on West Bengal Panchayati Raj history are depicted with an objective to relate the success of PRIs as an institution of development and progress. Keeping this in view a critical and analytical study is attempted for drawing relevant conclusions and suggestions for making the institution more effective and sustainable.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dilip Kumar Ghosh
Dr. Dilip K. Ghosh did his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Calcutta. He is at present teaching as Reader in Economics in St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, as well as in the University of Calcutta. He has to his credit several text books on economics and has contributed many articles in differnet journals of international standard.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sujit Kumar Dutta
Sujit Kumar Dutta (b. 1953) obtained his B.Sc. degree from Calcutta University, M.A. in Sociology and Anthropology from North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong and Ph.D. in Sociology from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Post-doctoral from Centre D'etudes de L'asie du sud, EHESS, Paris. He has been working with teh National Institute of Rural Development since 1988. He has been visiting scholars during 1991 to 1993 to the following Universities/institutes: Graduate Institute of International Studies and Institute of Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; London School of Economics, Institute of Development Studies. England; and University of East Anglia, England; Sydney-Sussex Collage, Cambridge; Princeton University, USA. In 2002 and 2004 was a visiting scholar in Regional Community Forestry Training Centre, Kasetsart University, Bangkok and Maison Des Sciences De L'Home, Paris. France, under Indo-French exchange programme respectively. He worked as Director, State Institute of Rural Development, Government of West Bengal, during September 1993-December 1994 on deputations and rejoined NIRD in December 1994 as Dy. Director (Associate Prodessor), NIRD, North Eastern Regional Centre. During August 2003-July 6, 2005 he worked as Professor and PGP (Chairman) IBAT School of Management and Prof. and Head, Centre For Social Development. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology-Deemed University, Bhubaneswar on deputation. Apart from contributing articles to various journals of national and international repute, the author has completed 15 projects and two books (1) The Functioning of Autonomous District Councils in Meghalaya, and (2) Empowering Rural Women. The author's main areas of interests are: Social Stratification and Inequality, Rural Development and Agrarian Studies, Problems of Underdevelopment, Ethnicity and Employment, Decentralised Planning, Panchayat, Women Studies, Joint Forest Management and Social Engineering.
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