Manor, James <br/><br/>
Madhya Pradesh experiments with direct democracy 

 -  2001 
 - p.715-16 
 - 3 Mar 
<br/><br/> The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to transfer nearly all the powers previously exercised by gram panchayats to gram sabhas or periodic village mass meetings.  This experiment may work well or prove a disappointment - but there is no doubting its audacity and its broader significance. - Reproduced 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy - India - Madhya Pradesh<br/>Panchayat - India - Madhya Pradesh<br/>Panchayat