Reimagining Institutions

Collaborative Pathways to Social Development in India
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-13990-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 412 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Public Policy in India

This book unpacks the complexities of social development in India, focusing on the institutional bottlenecks that hinder effective policy implementation.

While governments and organizations design ambitious policies for economic growth, human capital development, education, agriculture and social welfare, their impact is often diluted due to governance inefficiencies, bureaucratic inertia, and weak last-mile service delivery. Through a blend of empirical and evidence-based research, policy analysis, and real-world case studies, it provides a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms that drive—or obstruct—sustainable development in India. It explores pressing socio-economic issues, such as demographic shifts, sustainable futures, workforce dynamics, digital governance, e-markets, bureaucracy and gender-based violence. The book serves as a vital resource for those seeking to understand governance challenges and the institutional reforms necessary for meaningful change. By highlighting both the problems and potential solutions, it fosters a dialogue on creating resilient and inclusive institutions that can effectively deliver on their promise of social progress.

Part of the Innovations, Practice and the Future of Public Policy in India series, this volume will be of interest for policymakers, policy practitioners, researchers, development practitioners, and engaged citizens, particularly as we move towards a tech savvy public sector. It will be an essential resource for students and researchers of development studies, sociology, public policy and governance, economics, and South Asian studies.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jain, Aarushi

Puniha, Pushpinder

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Pathways to Social Welfare by Bridging The Institutional Gaps And Challenges 2. Demographic Changes in India: Key Challenges and Opportunities 3. Sustainable Futures: Institutional Frameworks for Rural Transformation in India 4. Precarious Mobilities: Institutional Challenges in Foregrounding Welfare of Labour Migrant in India 5. Social Development in India: Institutional Challenges and Path Ahead 6. Performance of Provinces and Programmes in Human Development: Lessons for Decentralized Community Action 7. Panchayati Raj in Kerala: Musings of A Participant Observer 8. Self Help Group: A Collaborative Governance Perspective of ‘Kudumbashree’ 9. The District Collector: The 'Superman' of Indian Administration Institutional strategies for effective public service delivery 10. Measuring Bureaucratic Career in India: Problems and Prospects 11. Sakhi: A Critical Analysis on Barriers and Effectiveness 12. Sustainable Agriculture: Lessons from Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana 13. ITC e-Choupal: A Case study on Role of Institution Development and Community Processes in Raising Rural Incomes through Sustainable Agriculture 14. Institutional aspects of education monitoring and the case for community monitoring 15. Institutional Framework for Integration of Skills in education 16. Meghalaya’s State Capability-Building Approach to address Human Development Challenges 17. Reaching New Milestones in Programme Outcomes with Help of Smart Human Resource Strategies: A Case of State Rural Livelihoods Missions

Über Autor(innen)

Pushpinder Puniha, Chairman of the Tax Policy Consultative Group at NITI Aayog, has over 3 decades of experience as public finance policy administrator, analyst, and articulator. He pioneered India’s faceless tax system and holds a PhD from USC, Los Angeles with research spanning collaborative governance, development finance, and women’s economic empowerment.
Aarushi Jain is Policy Director at the Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB, and a Harvard Kennedy School graduate, where she was an Edward S. Mason Fellow and John F. Kennedy Scholar. With over two decades of experience, she has led transformative work in governance, digital policy, and public leadership. She is the series editor of the ISB–Routledge Public Policy book series.