लेखक: Rajvir S. Dhaka

Dr. Suresh Misra is currently Associate Professor and Head, Faculty of Public Administration at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Gurgaon. He holds his Master’s in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and D.Phil. from Allahabad University. Dr. Misra was awarded the prestigious AOTS Scholarship for training in Corporate Governance at AOTS, Tokyo, Japan. He authored Politico-Peasantry Conflict in India (1990), Legislative Framework of Panchayati Raj in India (1993), Popular Participation in Rural Development (1996), and Legislative Status of Panchayati Raj in India (1997). He has edited Social Welfare. Poverty Alleviation and New Economic Policy (1995). Environmental Laws in lndia-Issues and Responses ((1996). Citizen-Friendly Administration (1997) and Humanizing Development – Trends in Public Administration (2001). Dr. Misra was also a member of DRUCC, Northern Railways and TAC, Ministry of Communications, Government of India. Dr. Rajvir S. Dhaka after his Graduation with Honours in Economics from Delhi University did his Master”s in Public Administration and Ph D from Maharashi Dayanand University, Rohtak. He obtained MBA degree in Human Resource Development from 1GNOU, New Delhi. He was awarded UGC Fellowship for doing Ph D. He is a perceptive researcher, whose interest centers on Public Policy Issues, Rural Development and Good Governance. Dr. Dhaka has authored Participatory Development and Capacity Building (2000) and co-edited; Humanizing Development – Trends in Public Administration (2001). He has contributed several research papers in various journals and magazines. He is currently working as Assistant Professor, Faculty of Public Administration, at Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Gurgaon. He is also associated with Sustainable Development Foundation, New Delhi and presides over SPACE, a NGO based in Haryana. Dr. Dhaka is also a member of several professional and academic bodies.