Local Governance in India

Decentralization and Beyond
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-19-569296-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 444 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 214 mm, Gewicht: 481 g

This volume analyses the complexity of local governance, both rural and urban, in contemporary India. It argues that there is more to local governance today than a focus on decentralization. The essays illuminate some of the lesser known aspects of the interface between panchayats and other institutions of local governance, whether district administration or parastatal agencies and civil society organizations. Sections in the book look at the relationship between
these institutions and panchayats, sectoral experiences in health and primary education, local governance in the urban and rural setting, and finally issues of transparency, representation and accountability in local governance. Providing a unique analytical perspective to the issue of local governance
in India, this volume will be useful to political scientists, sociologists, activists and bureaucrats in local governance mechanisms.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jayal, Niraja Gopal

Prakash, Amit

Sharma, Pradeep K.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Theorie und Methoden der Ethnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung

Über Autor(innen)

Niraja Gopal Jayal is Professor, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Amit Prakash is Professor, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Pradeep K. Sharma is Senior Assistant Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Timor-Leste.