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Decentralised Governance, Development Programmes and Elite Capture
This book discusses the elite capture taking place in the development programmes implemented through Grama Panchayats (GPs), the lowest tier in the rural local self-government structure in India. Inclusive growth being the cherished goal of all the developing countries, including India, the book assesses whether checks and balances incorporated in development programmes prevent elite capture and promote inclusive development. It also highlights the role of community-based organisations, such as SHGs, in ensuring development benefits reach marginalized groups. The policy makers in India introduced decentralised governance to facilitate the participation of marginalized groups in the planni...
Good Governance and Poverty Alleviation
Study with reference to Madhya Pradesh.
Decentralisation in Contemporary India
This volume examines the process of decentralisation in India since the 1992 legislation which devolved powers to local government bodies to ensure greater participation in local governance and planning. It studies the functioning of gram sabhas, panchayats, school development committees, water supply and sanitation committees, Residents Welfare Associations, and rural development schemes like the MGNREGS, analysing their effectiveness and tracing the political, administrative, and fiscal powers the local government wields. With case studies from different Indian states, the book examines the functioning of local governance mechanisms and institutions in relation to crucial issues such as citizen participation, the participation of women and disadvantaged groups, fiscal decentralisation, peace-building, economic development, and education, among others. Comprehensive and insightful, this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of development studies, political science, public policy, governance studies, regional development, political economy, political sociology, public administration, and South Asian studies, especially those focusing on India.
Action Research for Poverty Alleviation
With reference to India.
Shifting Burdens
* Details the effects of structural adjustment policies imposed on agriculture, and their effect on gender relations within rural areas in the developing world * Empirically grounded case studies from India, Mexico, South Africa, Uganda, and Vietnam Over the past ten years neoliberal policy shifts in rural development across the globe have reduced the role of government, consigning the costs of services to the rural poor themselves. But what are the gender effects of this change? The contributors unravel the ways in which economic and social structures, institutions, and policy outcomes are mediated by gender as a social relationship, and consider the degree to which a "diversified livelihoods strategy," touted as the means by which rural families are struggling to improve their standard of living, accurately describes what is taking place on the ground.
Caste Matters in Public Policy
Caste in India, despite its historical resilience, has been undergoing transformation since independence. If caste as a system of rigid stratification has been on the decline, castes as autonomous interest-serving groups have been on ascendance. This book critically engages with the changing notions of caste and its intersection with public policy in India. It discusses key issues such as social security, internal reservation, the idea of Most Backward Classes, caste issues among non-Hindu religious communities, caste in census, caste in market, and service castes and urban planning. Drawing on in-depth case studies from states including Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, ...
Poverty Alleviation Strategies of NGOs
Examines the efforts made by the NGOs in alleviating poverty, with special reference to India.
Handbook of Decentralized Governance and Development in India
"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 decentr...
Reluctant Partners Coming Together?
Analysing The Potential And Problems In Establighing Institutional Framework, The Contributors Present Experiences Of Ngos Providing Details Of Their Organisation, Objectives, Developmental Activities, Number Of Villages Covered And The Number Of Groups Formed. They Also Discuss The Strategies Adopted In Establishing Interface And Problems That Ngos As Well As The People Encountered In The Process.
