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100			_aSumathi, S.
245			_aWhat does the new panchayat system guarantee?: A case study of Pappapatti
260			_c2005
300			_ap.3751-758.
362			_a20 Aug
520			_aThis paper makes an attempt to understand the working of the panchayat system under the constitutionally guaranteed system. The case study here is of Pappapatti village in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu where dalits elected as panchayat presidents are not allowed to function. This study began by following the dynamics of elections for the post of panchayat president in Pappapatti from October 1996 to April 2005. It illustrates the implementation or non-implementation of the process of transfer of the local governance to the local dalit community. - Reproduced.
650			_aPanchayat - India - Tamil Nadu
650			_aPanchayat
700			_aSudarsen, V.
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a66453
999			_c66453 _d66453