Alok Kanti Bhaumik Rabindra Bharati University   Om Apt. 13, R.B.C.Road Kolkata- 700 028 Kolkata, West Bengal 700 028 India   alokecon@rediffmail.com     Biographical Sketch: I am now 63 years old and working as full Professor of Economics at the Rabindra Bharati University in the city of Kolkata,India.I have about 40 years of experience in teaching at undergraduate and post graduate levels.I have published research articles in the areas of Decentralisation,Third World Development and a book on Rural Local Government Finance.   Primary Research Focus: Decentralisation, Rural Local Govt.Finance,Rural Poverty   JEL Areas: O1 : Economic Development: General I3 : Welfare and Poverty: General