Participation in Indian Society

In: International social science journal: ISSJ, Band 36, Heft 2, S. 255-269

Abstract

The government in postindependence India has promoted a pattern of development that would lead to an egalitarian, socialist society. Strategies have included expansion of public ownership in basic industries, & schemes for the democratization of the workplace, eg, work committees, joint management councils, & worker directors. Through various five-year plans, opportunities for self-employment in traditional village & modern small-scale industries have been developed. Cooperatives in Ru areas have increased employment & income for small farmers & fishermen. State power has been further decentralized by the introduction of panchayati raj institutions, a structure of local self-government. The goal of government intervention in trade & industry has been to make labor an equal partner in economic activity. 5 Tables, 16 References. K. Carande