Governance as a concept remains underdeveloped and therefore remains exposed to avariety of interpretations. However for the purpose of present book a simplistic meaning of Governance has been taken which concerns with the problem of management of the affairs of the state. When one talks about Governance he has to have in mind political institutions within which management is exercised with the focus on how the democratic institutions function, the authority and working of judiciary the administrative system and culture the role of civil society and the underlying socio political dynamics which conditions the functioning of such institutions.
S N Mishra is Professor of Political Science and Rural Studies at the in Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. Before coming over to Delhi (1980), Professor Mishra taught Post graduate students of Political Science at Magadh University, Bodh Gaya for 16 years. Sweta Mishra, M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D in Political Science from University of Delhi, is well appreciated young, energetic, and committed researcher and presently teaching Political Science at Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi, Delhi has to her credit four books and more than two dozen research papers.
Preface, The Approach, Panchayati Raj: Retrospect and Prospect, Decentralised Planning, Rural Development: Attempts, Approaches and Programmes, Panchayati Raj, Decentralised Planning and Rural Development: a profile of Haryana, Awareness and Perception of Panchayati Raj Representatives, Awareness and Perception of the Beneficiaries, Perception and Awareness of Officials, Findings and Recommendations, Annexture, Bibliography, Index