Energising rural development through "panchayats"
By: editors, Bibek Debroy, P.D. Kaushik.
Contributors: Debroy, Bibek.; Kaushik, P. D. 1937-; Academic Foundation (Ghāziabād, India); Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies.
Publisher: Academic Foundation in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 488
Subjects: Rural development -- India; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- India; Agriculture and state -- India; Panchayat -- India
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [475]-482) and index.
Table of contents: title: Rural development and panchayats: an introduction / Bibek Debroy; title: Agriculture and rural development: towards a policy framework / Yoginder K. Alagh; title: How well are the villages equipped: creating a future growth potential index at the state level / Debashis Chakraborty and Arup Guha; title: More rural roads = fewer villages / Laveesh Bhandari; title: Panchayati raj movement in India: retrospective and present status / P.D. Kaushik; title: Panchayati raj: women's empowerment / P.D. Kaushik; title: The working of agricultural cooperatives in India: Is there any lesson to learn from the Chinese experience? / Mohammed Saqib and Debashis Chakraborty; title: Panchayati raj, civil society and ITC initiatives / P.D. Kaushik; title: Attracting private capital in pursuit of social goals: a "social investing" approach to Indian micro credit / Rajiv Lall; title: Rural development: decentralisation and rural markets / P.D. Kaushik; title: Addressing food security concerns in India: an analysis of various policy options /; title: Debashis Chakraborty.