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245 00 a| Handbook of decentralized governance and development in Indiah| [electronic resource] /c| edited by D. Rajasekhar.;

260 a| New York ;a| Abingdon, Oxon :b| Routledge,c| 2022.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Part 1. The Setting. Decentralized governance and development in India : An introduction -- Seeing PRIs in India and their History from a Gandhian perspective -- The evolution of devolution -- Part 2. Dimensions of Decentralization. Political decentralization : Role of political parties from colonial times -- Rural local governance and administrative decentralization : An institutional analysis -- Fiscal decentralization in India : Status and raising issues -- State sub-state level fiscal decentralization in India : Theoretical issues and policy options -- Decentralized planning in India : Challenges and prospects -- Implementation of PESA and status of Panchayati Raj institutions in fifth scheduled areas of Indian states : Issues, challenges and ways ahead -- Part 3. Decentralized Rural Governance. Deliberative democracy through Grama Sabha : Progress and issues -- Decentralized governance in India : The anticipated and the unanticipated -- Interrogating local democracy : Formal and informal local governance in Karnataka -- Good governance in Gram Panchayats of Kerala : Not so good? -- Capacity development for good governance in Panchayats : Status, effectiveness and issues -- ICT for local governance - Status, emerging issues and prospects -- Part 4. Decentralized Urban Governance. Decentralized governance in urban areas : Problems and prospects from a socio-historical perspective -- Urban local governance : Revisiting the fundamentals -- Intergovernmental transfers to urban local bodies in India : Issues and directions for reforms -- Part 5. Sectoral Aspects of Decentralization. Implementing workfare through decentralized government for poverty reduction -- The policy and practice of decentralized natural resource management in India -- Devolving rights to forest dwellers : Politics of institutional choice and recognition in forest rights act implementation process in West Bengal, India.;

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Handbook of decentralized governance and development in India / edited by D. Rajasekhar.

Other author	Rajasekhar, D.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2022.
Description	pages cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects	Decentralization in government--India. Rural development--Political aspects. --India.

Contents	Part 1. The Setting. Decentralized governance and development in India : An introduction -- Seeing PRIs in India and their History from a Gandhian perspective -- The evolution of devolution -- Part 2. Dimensions of Decentralization. Political decentralization : Role of political parties from colonial times -- Rural local governance and administrative decentralization : An institutional analysis -- Fiscal decentralization in India : Status and raising issues -- State sub-state level fiscal decentralization in India : Theoretical issues and policy options -- Decentralized planning in India : Challenges and prospects -- Implementation of PESA and status of Panchayati Raj institutions in fifth scheduled areas of Indian states : Issues, challenges and ways ahead -- Part 3. Decentralized Rural Governance. Deliberative democracy through Grama Sabha : Progress and issues -- Decentralized governance in India : The anticipated and the unanticipated -- Interrogating local democracy : Formal and informal local governance in Karnataka -- Good governance in Gram Panchayats of Kerala : Not so good? -- Capacity development for good governance in Panchayats : Status, effectiveness and issues -- ICT for local governance - Status, emerging issues and prospects -- Part 4. Decentralized Urban Governance. Decentralized governance in urban areas : Problems and prospects from a socio-historical perspective -- Urban local governance : Revisiting the fundamentals -- Intergovernmental transfers to urban local bodies in India : Issues and directions for reforms -- Part 5. Sectoral Aspects of Decentralization. Implementing workfare through decentralized government for poverty reduction -- The policy and practice of decentralized natural resource management in India -- Devolving rights to forest dwellers : Politics of institutional choice and recognition in forest rights act implementation process in West Bengal, India.
Abstract	"This handbook examines twenty-five years of decentralised governance and development in India. It provides a historical overview of developments since the introduction of decentralisation reforms (73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts) and critically assesses the measures initiated to strengthen decentralised institutions and deepen the grassroots democracy. It also discusses the status of service delivery and identifies issues and challenges involved to achieve development at the local level. The volume studies themes such as devolution of power in India, administrative and fiscal decentralisation, decentralised planning, Panchayats in scheduled areas, sociological aspects of decentralisation, caste, gender and local democracy, capacity building, ICT for local governance, urban local governance, workfare and decentralisation, decentralised natural resource management and also looks at Panchayati Raj institutions from a Gandhian perspective. The first of its kind, this handbook will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of decentralisation and development, development studies, fiscal decentralisation, political studies, political sociology, Indian politics, Indian government, public policy and governance, political economy, South Asian studies, and South Asian politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021007743
ISBN	9780367337698 (Hardback)
ISBN	9781032055145 (Paperback)
ISBN	(eBook)

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