Soon after independence, Indian political leadership decided to pursue four self-stipulated goals: to attain an improved standard of living through higher rates of growth, establish a functioning political democracy, achieve social equality through social re-engineering, and to make a quick transition in making government a servant of the public

Asserts that there is no aspect of civic life in India that is immune from governmental actions. This title examines the relationship between government and society since independence. It covers political, social and administrative developments to provide perspective on the changing relationship between society and governments at various levels.