Inclusion and Exclusion in Local Governance

Introduction - B S Baviskar and George Mathew Including the Excluded, Empowering the Powerless through Panchayati Raj in Maharashtra - B S Baviskar Power to the Excluded Groups and Panchayati Raj in Coastal Orissa - B B Mohanty Negotiating with Empowerment: Panchayati Raj in Andhra Pradesh - Vinod K. Jairath and Srinivas Sajja Panchayati Raj or Party Raj?: Understanding the Nature of Local Government in West Bengal - Manasendu Kundu On the Floor and Behind the Veil: The Excluded in the Panchayati Raj in Haryana - S R Ahlawat and Neerja Ahlawat Including the Excluded through Panchayati Raj in Karnataka - B S Bhargava and K Subha Understanding Grassroots Power and Excluded Communities in Kerala - T G Suresh Caste, Party and Democratic Decentralization in Karnataka - Lalita Chandrashekhar Gender, Caste and Politics in Rural Tamil Nadu - L Thara Bhai 'Brushed Under The Carpet': Inclusion and Exclusion in Manipur - N Vijaylakshmi Brara Changing Power Relations through Panchayats in Maharashtra - R B Patil Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Uttar Pradesh - Santosh Singh Devolution of Power through Panchayats in Rajasthan - Shashi Bhushan Singh Local Governance and Social Change in Gujarat - Satyakam Joshi Index

Caste · Empowerment · Grassroots · Panchayati raj · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Law · Public Administration · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Conflicts