Author : Niraja Gopal Jayal
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 27,39 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Contributed research papers presented at a workshop organised by Centre for the Study of Law and Governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University in collaboration with the UNDP and UN-Habitat in April 2002.
Author : Rani D. Mullen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 22,93 MB
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1136597999
Over the past three decades, decentralization has been seen as the means for allowing local governments to become more accountable, and for encouraging the deepening of democracy and the building of village communities. By drawing on original village-level case studies of six villages in three different Indian states, this book presents a systematic analysis of the impact of decentralization on the delivery of social services at the local level within India. Supplementing national and state-level data and analyzing the different historical legacies in each state, the book argues that decentralization is not simply a function of the structure of the decentralization program or of the relationship between higher-tiered and local government. Rather, the possibility of decentralization affecting social outcomes depends on several interacting factors, including the distribution of power among local elites, the dynamics of political competition, and the level of civil society mobilization. By examining constitutionally-mandated political decentralization across India, this book identifies the circumstances under which local government structures can lead to improved social services and societal wellbeing, as well as presenting a substantial contribution to studies on South Asian Politics and Local Government.
Author : Sadioglu, Ugur
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 20,11 MB
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 1522503218
In the era of globalization, comparative government and politics have come to the forefront due to the transformations of the social welfare state and the subsequent social, economic, political, cultural, technological and administrative changes. Taking a particular look at local government systems can uncover new perspectives on issues related to globalization, localization, governance, new democracy movements, managerial reformation, and privatization. Comparative Studies and Regionally-Focused Cases Examining Local Governments is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the role played by local governments in overall administration, types and models of government at the local level, consequences of managerial reformations, and new develops regarding structure, process, personnel, and policymaking aspects of government. Highlighting relevant perspectives from comparative research and case studies, this book is ideally designed for students, government officials, politicians, civil society representatives, and academicians.
Author : Vijandra Singh
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Panchayat
ISBN : 9788176253925
In Indian context.
Author : Fumihiko Saito
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,15 MB
Release : 2008-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3790820067
Successful reforms need coherent approaches in which a range of stakeholders are willing to share responsibilities and resources in order to achieve the ultimate outcome of poverty reduction in developing countries. This book provides a framework to access intended outcomes generated by decentralization measures implemented in Asian and African countries. It is based on comparative analyses of different experiences of decentralization measures in six developing countries.
Author : ANIL KUMAR. VADDIRAJU
Publisher : Routledge Chapman & Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,11 MB
Release : 2023-09-25
Category :
ISBN : 9780367675905
This book examines the issues of urban governance and local democracy in South India. It is the first comprehensive volume that offers comparative frameworks on urban governance across all states in the region: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The book focuses on governance in small district-level cities and raises crucial questions such as the nature of urban planning, major outstanding issues for urban local governance, conditions of civic amenities such as drinking water and sanitation and problems of social capital in making urban governance work in these states. It emphasizes on both efficient urban governance and effective local democracy to meet the challenges of fast-paced urbanization in these states while presenting policy lessons from their urbanization processes. Rich in empirical data, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of political studies, public administration, governance, public policy, development studies and urban studies, as well as practitioners and non-governmental organizations.
Author : Anwar Shah
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 39,12 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821365665
This book provides a new institutional economics perspective on alternative models of local governance, offering a comprehensive view of local government organization and finance in the developing world. The experiences of ten developing/transition economies are reviewed to draw lessons of general interest in strengthening responsive, responsible, and accountable local governance. The book is written in simple user friendly language to facilitate a wider readership by policy makers and practitioners in addition to students and scholars of public finance, economics and politics.
Author : Mahi Pal
Publisher : Sage Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 25,34 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789353287207
"Rural Local Governance and Development introduces its readers to the concept of governance and various aspects of the Panchayat Raj Institutions, including Panchayats in the Fifth Scheduled Areas and the institutional arrangements in the Sixth and other Scheduled Areas. The book also focusses on the role of voluntary and community-based organizations, along with the participation of vulnerable groups and their involvement in the implementation of various programmes and schemes, strategies and policy instruments in rural development. Covering wider aspects of rural governance and development, this book provides knowledge of how people, communities, institutions and PRIs plan and implement development in rural India. The balanced blend of both theory and field insights make this textbook relevant to not only students of public administration, political science and development administration but also practitioners, civil society actors and researchers"--
Author : Gerry Stoker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 14,82 MB
Release : 1999-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349272957
This book presents a detailed analysis of the new management of public services at the local level, drawing on the work of the ESRC Local Governance Programme. The radical transformation of public service delivery is assessed in terms of its overall impact as well as its operation in particular service areas. Efficiency has improved and services have gained a user focus yet the new management appears to be full of contradictions and distortions, in many respects creating as many problems as it solves.
Author : Kala Seetharam Sridhar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 144385848X
This book deals with varied aspects of urban governance in the Indian state of Karnataka in general and its capital, Bengaluru, in particular. Given the growing significance of urbanisation for the economy, polity and society of Karnataka, and India as a whole, the volume’s contribution towards understanding various aspects of the phenomenon can hardly be overemphasised. This collection of articles, regarding basic urban services and governance, illuminates the diverse governance questions and policy issues that interest all those who are passionate about changing the urban landscape of Bengaluru, Karnataka, and India, for the better.
