TY - BOOK AU - Datta Prabhat TI - Major issues in the development Debate: Lessons in empowerment from India SN - 81-7391-262-9 U1 - 338.9 23 PY - 1998/// CY - New Delhi. PB - Kanishka Publishers N1 - Section 1 1. Sustainable development in India 2. Democratic decentralisation through Panchayats: Ideal and reality 3. People's campaign for decentralised planning 4. Women in Panchayats 5. Grassroots participation 6. Grassroots empowerment 7. Literacy for all in India 8. Universalisation of primary education in India Section 2 9. The Panchayat system in West Bengal 10. Rural development through panchayats 11. Total literacy campaingn in west Bengal 12. Literacy campaings in India: The Burdwan experience N2 - The book is a collection of articles on grassroots development in India. It calls for decentralization of powers and functions and empowerment of the people. The discussions have been organised into two sections. The first section has a macro focus as it contains articles on India and the second has a micro as it incorporates articles on West Bengal ER -