
Democratic Decentralization in India
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Democratic Decentralization in India book
Experiences, issues and challenges
Democratic Decentralization in India
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Democratic Decentralization in India book
Experiences, issues and challenges
Edited ByE. Venkatesu
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2016
eBook Published 10 June 2016
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge India
Pages 298 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315558653
SubjectsArea Studies, Politics & International Relations, Social Sciences
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Venkatesu, E. (Ed.). (2016). Democratic Decentralization in India. London: Routledge India, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315558653
This book explores experiences, issues and challenges which have emerged since Constitutional status was granted to the local bodies at grassroots level in India in the early 1990s. Among other issues, it focuses on:
- the contrasting political ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar on Panchayati Raj Institutions
- the legal and constitutional provisions which were introduced through the 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts
- the devolution process, status and challenges of democracy for local governmental bodies
- empowerment of the women and lower castes through reservations in the local bodies
- governance in Schedule V and VI tribal areas
Based on extensive fieldwork across India, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of political science, sociology, public administration as well as policymakers and civil society activists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|12 pages
Local self-government thought in India: some refl ections on Gandhi and Ambedkar
ByG. VISWANADHAM
chapter 3|17 pages
Democratic decentralization in West Bengal – a devolution perspective
ByB. P. SYAM ROY
chapter 4|16 pages
Issues in devolution of functions, functionaries and funds to PRIs: a comparative assessment of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Kerala
ByJAWED ALAM KHAN
chapter 7|11 pages
Political representation for the empowerment of tribals and constraints
ByPRASHANT AMRUTKAR
chapter 8|28 pages
The status of forest rights and self-governance among the tribes in the protected areas: Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary
ByNagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary B. NAGESWARA RAO AND RAMESH KUMAR
chapter 9|18 pages
Decentralized governance in Northeast India: a comparative study of Bodoland Territorial District Council HARSHA S. AND ANTIARBUM RANGLONG
ByCouncil and Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous
chapter 10|18 pages
Decentralisation and civil society: elementary education management in Madhya Pradesh
ByREETIKA SYAL
chapter 11|14 pages
Understanding nestedness in democratic decentralisation through the lens of forest resource governance in Tamil Nadu
ByLAVANYA SURESH
chapter 12|15 pages
Emerging confl icts between Panchayati Raj Institutions and Khap Panchayats in Haryana
ByRAMESH KUMAR
chapter 13|20 pages
Parallel organizations and subversion of the grass-roots democracy in Andhra Pradesh
ByG. SUDARSHANAM AND N. CHAITANYA PRADEEP
chapter 14|15 pages
Decentralized governance, confl ict resolution and functioning of Panchayat Raj Institutions in Jammu and Kashmir
ByLAYEEQ AHMAD SHEIKH
chapter 15|23 pages
Local governance, changing profi le of elected public representatives and efforts for capacity development in India
ByE. VENKATESU