TY  - BOOK
AU  - Behera A.K.
TI  - Urban politics in India
SN  - 978-93-81142-71-4
U1  - 352.160954133 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Delhi.
PB  - Manglam Publications
N1  - 1. Conceptional framework
2. Behrampur municipality: A historical overview
3. Municipal elections: 1951-1984
4. 1992 Berhampur municipality elections
5. Pattern of leadership in Berhmapur municipal council
6. Commitments perception and socialization
7. Summary and conclusion
N2  - Popular participation in planning and execution of development schemes is stimulated through local authorities as an integral part of national development. With the improvement of transport and communication there is rapid growth of population in towns and cities. The towns have grown in area and population. Socio-economic changes ensuing from the process of urbanization have imposed substantial responsibility upon the municipality. It is a common comment that the services provided by the municipality suffer from inadequacy and inefficiency. An important reason for choosing the study is that the municipality has traditionally been characterized by factional feuds inefficiency  personal interest etc. due to which it remained under government, control or a long period
ER  -