Decentralization, Cooperatives and Rural Development -Hardcover

1 Introduction: Towards an Interface between Panchayats and Cooperatives / D. Rajasekhar, M. Devendra Babu and R. Manjula 2 Panchayati Raj Movement in India: Some Aspects / B.S. Bhargava 3 Panchayati Raj Institutions and Cooperatives / T. Paranjothi 4 Characteristic Features of Local Governments: Derived from 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts of 1992 on Panchayats and Municipalities / Abdul Aziz 5 Political and Administrative Decentralization in India: Vision and Reality / N. Sivanna and Nayakara Veeresha 6 Myth or Reality of Decentralized Planning: The Case of India / M. Devendra Babu 7 Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Local Governments in India: The Position in the Post-73rd Amendment Period / M. Devendra Babu 8 Role of Panchayats in the Delivery of Drinking Water and Sanitation Services / D. Rajasekhar 9 Public Works for Rural Development: Role of Gram Panchayats and Cooperatives / R. Manjula 10 Panchayats, Cooperatives and Agriculture Sector: The Institutional and Development Linkages / M. Devendra Babu 11 Gram Panchayats, Cooperatives and Micro-Finance / D. Rajasekhar 12 Panchayat Raj Institutions and Cooperative Business Model for Sustainable Development / D. Ravi