ABSTRACT
This part conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters. The part shows how likely it is that local movements will eventually be able to force systemic changes. Through the introduction of new values, Shramik Sanghatana and Bhoomi Sena may ultimately threaten the equilibrium of India's political system. They are teaching the poor that they have the right to demand improved social and economic conditions, and that in organization they can find the power to realize their demands: the poverty in which they live is neither justifiable nor inevitable. In a 1980 interview, Godavari Parulekar, a member of CPI(M)'s Central Committee and President of the Maharashtra Kisan Sabha of CPI(M), expressed a generally positive opinion of Shramik Sanghatana, which works in a district other than her own. A multitude of small grassroots movements may prove to be the most effective way to fight the vested interests at the local level, the level of implementation.
