"How can development programs deliver benefits to marginalized citizens in ways that expand their rights and freedoms? Political will and good policy design are critical but often insufficient due to resistance from entrenched local power systems. The book is an ethnography of one of the largest...

Provides a comprehensive and analytical picture of the evolution and principles of PRA/PLA, with a number of illustrations and field-based studies. The author looks at the essential features of each method and highlights their applications in areas such as participatory poverty assessment and...

Chapter 1: Overview of the 2 Sector Mahalanobis Model -- Chapter 2: Critiques of the 2 Sector Mahalanobis Model -- Chapter 3: A Stochastic Version of the 2 Sector Mahalanobis Model -- Chapter 4: Open Economy Extensions of the 2-sector Mahalanobis Model -- Chapter 5: Overview of the 4 Sector...

This book discusses the elite capture taking place in the development programmes implemented through Grama Panchayats (GPs), the lowest tier in the rural local self-government structure in India. Inclusive growth being the cherished goal of all the developing countries, including India, the book...