TY - BOOK AU - Debroy, Bibek. AU - Kaushik, P. D. ED - Academic Foundation (New Delhi, India) ED - Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies. TI - Energising rural development through "panchayats" SN - 8171884172 AV - 338.9 DEB U1 - 338.9 PY - 2005/// CY - New Delhi PB - Academic Foundation in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies KW - Rural development KW - India KW - Agriculture KW - Economic aspects KW - Agriculture and state KW - Panchayat N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [475]-482) and index; Rural development and panchayats: an introduction / Bibek Debroy -- Agriculture and rural development: towards a policy framework / Yoginder K. Alagh -- How well are the villages equipped: creating a future growth potential index at the state level / Debashis Chakraborty and Arup Guha -- More rural roads = fewer villages / Laveesh Bhandari --Panchayati raj movement in India: retrospective and present status / P.D. Kaushik -- Panchayati raj: women's empowerment / P.D. Kaushik -- The working of agricultural cooperatives in India: Is there any lesson to learn from the Chinese experience? / Mohammed Saqib and Debashis Chakraborty -- Panchayati raj, civil society and ITC initiatives / P.D. Kaushik -- Attracting private capital in pursuit of social goals: a "social investing" approach to Indian micro credit / Rajiv Lall -- Rural development: decentralisation and rural markets / P.D. Kaushik -- Addressing food security concerns in India: an analysis of various policy options; Debashis Chakraborty ER -