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Grass root democracy and empowerment of people: evaluation of Panchayati Raj in India
Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2007At independence, about a third of the villages in India had flourishing traditional Panchayats. The government decided to promote their creation as effective units of local self- government with the aim of fostering democratic participation by involving villagers in the development of their communities to reduce the costs of administration.
