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Examine the role of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies in deepening of democracy in India.

  • UPSC 2015
  • 20 marks
  • Grassroots Democracy

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Carl Cohen (Democracy, 1971) measured democracy along three dimensions: breadth (how many of those affected take part), depth (how fully they take part) and range (how much they actually decide). Archon Fung and Erik Olin Wright (Deepening Democracy, 2003) add that deepening requires ordinary citizens to deliberate over decisions that carry real power — Kerala's…

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  • Why local institutions matter to democracy
  • Breadth: who takes part
  • Depth: participation and deliberation
  • Range: what they decide
  • Conclusion
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