The present work contains important research write-ups contributed by eminent researchers relating to the problem of Girl Child in our country. In these papers topics ranging from problems of girl child, girl prostitution, decline in sex ratio, human resource development, disparity in education and health of girl child, child labour, to their denial of human rights have been analysed at length. Based on both secondary and primary sources of data collected from field studies and observations, this work portrays the evaluation and analysis of girl child and their multi-dimensional problems and their implications in the economy. It is hoped that the book will be immensely useful in guiding the policy makers, planners, researchers and demographers in formulating policy paradigms in India.

The Political System of India constitutes one of the core papers of Political Science in the various Indian Universities, as it examines and analyses the system of government and administration existing in India. The government and administration of India, present hurdlesome and insurmountable problems, both for the people and the administrators and in their meaningful solution lies the stability and the viability of the various institutions and the ultimate development of the country. India has basically followed the British Parliamentary Model and most of the institutions associated with such a system have been adopted. India has a federal system and the nature of its dual polity, written constitution and judicial supremacy, provide special dimensions to the political system. Keeping in view the changes in the study of the subject topics like Prressure Groups, Political Parties, Factional Politics and the Politics of casteism, regionalism, linguism and communalism have been discussed. The controversy over Centre-State relations have caused great tension for the political system. Critical reflections are made on this aspect as Federalism in India is on the anvil. This book is meant for students who seek a meaningful introduction to the governmental system and the political process in India.

The basic concepts of sovereignty, law, liberty, equality and justice, which are fundamental to the study of Political Science in general and Political Theory in particular, have formed an integral part of analysis in this book. Under the broad and extensive scope of the problems of democracy, topics like Dictatorship, public opinion, political parties and the role of the opposition have been discussed. Particular emphasis has also been given to citizenship and its various ramifications. The state as an instrument of socio-economic transformation is the key concept of political process in the modern times. The sociological and psychological factors play a fundamental role in influencing the political process of the state. The socio-psychological orientation of Political Science is examined by including a chapter on 'Pressure Groups and Interest Groups.' This book covers a wide range of topics on Political Theory and is proposed to serve as a text book for the students of Graduate courses of various Indian Universities. In addition to its textual significance, it would be also a book of interest to casual readers, who are interested to know about the basic theoretical concepts of Political Science.

It is needless the emphasise the signal importance of constitution in the present day world. The desire of the people to be ruled by a system of law rather than the whims and caprices of a man or an organised group has added further significance to the study and understanding of various constitutional systems. In this volume3, a detailed analysis of the government and politics of five different political systems viz., Great Britain, U.S.A., Switzerland, the Peoples Republic of China and Japan, has been made. Each political system discussed in this book makes an interesting and instructive study. An effort has been made to present a critical and comparative assessment of the various political systems with a view to develop the right perspective for the dispassionate understanding of the actual working of the respective constitutional systems. The British and the American constitutions set the two fundamental models of Parliamentary and Presidential system of democracy. The British constitution is considered the mother of all constitutions as it has inspired most of the democratic constitutions of the world. The principles of federalism, Judicial Supremacy and Fundamental Rights owe their origin to the American Constitution, The Swiss Constitution is the example of the only Direct Democracy in the world. The Chinese Communist system finds a prominent place in the book. Based upon the erstwhile model of the Soviet Union with principles of one party dictatorship and centralization of power, it has also adopted several special features. Japan is the other Asian giant whose political system deserves to be studied. Its parliamentary democracy, Limited Monarchy and renunciation of war give it a special status among the constitutional systems of the world.