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Decentralization, Local Governance, and Social Wellbeing in India - Do Local Governments Matter? (Paperback)
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Decentralization, Local Governance, and Social Wellbeing in India - Do Local Governments Matter? (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies
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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.
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