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100			_aSharma, L.N.
245			_aElites and the phenomenon of devolution of power
260			_c1999
300			_ap.167-182.
362			_aApr-Jun
520			_aProbing the correlation between political elites' power maximisation effort and devolution of power in the post-independence decades in India, the author first identifies all the major leads thrown up during the course of unfolding of the political process which either suggest a positive or a negative correlation and the commonalities between the two. He then analyses the reasons as well as dynamics thereof to facilitate reader's understanding of the phenomenon. While concluding, he emphasises the need for reinforcements to prop up egalitarianism and engineering supportive sanctions from the masses. - Reproduced
650			_aElites
650			_aRuling class
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a42674
999			_c42674 _d42674