Rural Development: Governance and Participation

M.R. Biju (b. 1965), recipient of the Post-Doctoral Research Award of the University Grants Commission, is a Prolific writer on Socio-Political and developmental issues. He has authored five outstanding books and over seventy research papers published in prestigious journals. Some of these have been abstracted in the International Political Science Abstracts. He is also eddying an international journal "South Asian Journal of Socio-Political Studies (SAJOSPS). His books include Politics of Democracy and Decentralisation in India (1997), Dynamics of New Panchayti Raj System: Reflections and Retrospections (1998), Parliamentary Democracy and Political Change in India (1999), India's Foreign Policy: Towards a New Millennium (2000) and Decentralisation: The Indian Experience (2005). Forthcoming volumes include: (a) Sustainable Development and Tourism, (b) Women's Empowerment: Politics and Policies.