Politics of Grassroots Democracy in India, Concept Publishing Company, 9789386682765

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Politics of Grassroots Democracy in India

M.R. Biju (Editor) Ravindra Sharma (Editor) M.R.B. Anantha Padmanabha (Editor)

Synopsis

An attempt has been made in this volume to address the issues pertaining to a wide ranging areas and aspect of the politics of grassroots governments in India viz., administrative process of PR elections, religions and caste influence, structural-functional and operational aspects, legal dimensions, political leadership, women leadership, policies and politics of reservation, the right to recall, changing role of the Gram Sabha, linkage between officials and non-officials, PR elections in selected states, politics of fiscal devolution etc. The chapters are contributed by senior academics, administrators and development experts with rich experience on the core areas of the study. In their submissions, the authors have ride to explore the existing problems and hurdles faced by the grassroots democracy in general and party politics in particular and put forward solid suggestions to revamp the system in its total.

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About the author

Ravindra Sharma

Dr. Ravindra Sharma (born January 21, 1970) is presently President & Managing Director, GREEN FOUNDATION (For health care, social equity & biodiversity conservation), a reputed Non-Government Organisation (NGO), Dehradun. He has been actively associated in research and development (R&D) in the field of cultivation of medicinal herbs, green health mission, ethnobotany and conservation biology. He has contributed more than 30 research paper, general articles in national and international journals of repute. He is the author of two popular books, one of them is wildly acclaimed entitled â€œAushadhaya avum Sugandhiya Paudhuon ki Krishi Taknikâ€ (Hindi Edition), won second prize under â€˜Rajbhasha Puruskar Yojana (2002), sponsored by Defense Research & Development Organisation, Ministry of Defense, Govt. of India, New Delhi. He is the member of several societies concered with botanical or environmental research and development. He has extensively travelled to the remote areas of Himalaya and has been devoted to record the traditional heritage knowledge of the folk people, beside his concern in the biodiversity and sustainable use of plant resources in the North-West Himalaya.

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