"Communities panchayats and governance at Grassroots/by G.Palanithurai,V Ragupathy"

Book Summary of Communities Panchayats And Governance At Grassroots This volume, containing seven articles, attempts to examine the role of Community Panchayats in the affairs of the Communities in the Context of the establishment of Grassroots governing institutions through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in India. Analyzing the interface between the Community Panchayats and Constitutional Panchayats in managing the entitlements of the community, it traces the factors responsible for conflict and Synergy between the two. Special emphasis is put on Natural resource management. About the Author Prof. Ganapathi Palanithurai . Coordinator in Rajiv Gandhi Chair, Gandhigram Rural Institute, presently heads the Department of Political Science and Development Administration, Gandhigram Rural University, Tamil Nadu. He is also Associated with Centre Planning Commission, State Planning Commission of Tamil Nadu, Population Foundation of India, Ford Foundation, UNICEF, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, CAPART, Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment and DANIDA (Danish-lndo Development Agency) in specific areas of activities in connection with Empowerment of people. Prof. Palanithurai has to his Credit twenty-nine Books and seventy-five articles on three major areas, namely, legislative behaviour, Ethnicity and Panchayati Raj system. He was recipient of Fellowship from Sastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi and World Academy of Art and Science, USA. He is the Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Council for Sustainable Livelihoods. He was a visiting fellow in the MiGill University, Canada in 1989. He is a member of the expert committee constituted by the Government of Tamil Nadu to monitor the training programme for local body leaders. Dr.V. Ragupathy , Reader in Political Science and Development Administration and Associate Coordinator, Rajiv Gandhi.