Development, devolution, and democracy : village discourse in West Bengal - Lieten, Georges Kristoffel, 1946- (New Delhi : Sage, 1996)
1. Introduction -- 2. Contextualising -- 3. Changing Environment in Local History -- 4. Panchayats: Caste, Class and Gender -- 5. The Interventionist State -- 6. Power and Enfranchisement -- 7. A Class Account of Economic Benefits -- 8. Social Renewal -- 9. Summing Up.
Bibliography:(p. 328-245
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Rural development -- India -- West Bengal; West Bengal (India) -- Rural conditions; West Bengal (India) -- Politics and government