Panchayat Raj and Rural Development : Experiences and Perspective

Contents Preface Foreword 1 In search of Authorioty who Understands more than Dotted lines-Women Empowerment and Panchayati Rajakhilesh Chandra Pandey and Vineeta Negi 2 Women and Democratic Decentralization in IndiaChhaya Kunwar 3 Women Empowerment and PanchayatsRuchi Kukreti 4 Women and Governance A Case Study of Women PradhanPuran Bartwal 5 Role of Education in empowering Hill Women in Panchayati Raj InstitutionsRama Maikhuri 6 Commnity Based Initiatives The Key to Sustainable Development in Mountains the Doodhatoli Experiment in Garhwal HimalaysSK Bandooni KK Sharma and VS Negi 7 Involvememnt of Panchayat Raj Institutions PRIs in Planning and Implementation of Eco-technologies for Integrated Rural Development in Central Himalayan Region UttarakhandRK Maikhuri VS Negi LS Rawat PC Phondani Abhay Bahuguna Deepak Dhyani CS Negi KP Chamoli and S Tarafdar 8 Natural Resource Management through Decentralize Governance in India A Case Study of UttarakhanMohan Singh Panwar and Sunesh Kumar Sharma 9 Entrepreneurial Panchayat The Vehicle of Economic Empowerment and Sustainable Rural DevelopmentCS SoodA collection of scholarly articles in both English and Hindi by academicians researchers and NGO leaders active at the grassroots level the present book systematically brings out the ground realities of the new Panchayat Raj System its contribution towards women empowerment its impact on rural development and development management It also presents a critical appreciation of the working of the PRIs in the mountains and puts forth concrete suggestions for charting a new approach to rural development and sustainable economic growth in remote areas Despite its mountain context the book contains lessons and suggestions of great relevance to those working for reinforcing grassroots democracy throughout India Jacket 316 pp.…