Coastal Western India: Studies from Portuguese Records

This collection of eleven essays identifies the parameters of democratic governance from local to national and global levels. Focusing on the issue of citizen participation, it describes the places where possibilities of active citizenship emerge and conditions which facilitate the same. The issues of solid waste management, education of girl child, institutional reforms, empowerment of women and strengthening of citizen leadership have also been addressed. The book is of great interest for policy makers, researchers and development workers.