Lexington Books
Pages: 298
Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-66692-564-7 • Hardback • February 2023 • $110.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-66692-565-4 • eBook • January 2023 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Dr Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak is political scientist and former ICSSR Doctoral fellow at Department of Public Administration, Utkal University, Odisha, India.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Right to Information and Public Accountability
Chapter 2: Theories of Right to Information in India
Chapter 3: Global Trajectory and Legal Framework of Right to Information
Chapter 4: Functioning of Right to Information Act in Odisha Secretariat
Chapter 5: Grievance Redressal and RTI: Secretariat Employee’s Perspective
Conclusion
Appendix A: Text
Appendix B: Table
Appendix C: Figure
Bibliography
About the Author
This book is an excellent piece of research on the Right to Information in the State of Odisha in India. It is a must read for those who intend to know the foundation of a vibrant Democracy.
— S. P. Guru, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Public Administration
A timely and useful volume on the right to information of the governed and accountability of the administrators in India. It is a fascinating research study to put the Indian grievance redressal system on the contemporary world map.
— Dr. Swarnamayee Tripathy, Emeritus Professor of Public Administration, Utkal University and KISS University, Bhubaneswar, India