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1) This book presents a comprehensive analysis of decentralisation
in contemporary India. 2) It contains case studies and latest data
from across the country. 3) This book will be of interest to
departments of public policy and south Asian studies across UK and
USA.
This handbook examines 25 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 grassroots democracy. It also discusses the
status of service delivery and identifies the issues and challenges
involved in achieving development at the local level. The volume
studies themes such as the devolution of powers in India,
administrative and fiscal decentralisation, decentralised planning,
Panchayats in scheduled areas, the sociological aspects of
decentralisation, caste, gender and local democracy, capacity
building, ICT for local governance, urban local governance,
workfare and decentralisation, and decentralised natural resource
management. It also looks at Panchayati Raj institutions from a
Gandhian perspective. The first of its kind, this handbook will be
an essential read for scholars and researchers of decentralisation
and development, development studies, fiscal decentralisation,
political studies, political sociology, Indian politics, Indian
government, public policy and governance, political economy, South
Asian studies, and South Asian politics.
1) This book presents a comprehensive analysis of decentralisation
in contemporary India. 2) It contains case studies and latest data
from across the country. 3) This book will be of interest to
departments of public policy and south Asian studies across UK and
USA.
This handbook examines 25 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 grassroots democracy. It also discusses the
status of service delivery and identifies the issues and challenges
involved in achieving development at the local level. The volume
studies themes such as the devolution of powers in India,
administrative and fiscal decentralisation, decentralised planning,
Panchayats in scheduled areas, the sociological aspects of
decentralisation, caste, gender and local democracy, capacity
building, ICT for local governance, urban local governance,
workfare and decentralisation, and decentralised natural resource
management. It also looks at Panchayati Raj institutions from a
Gandhian perspective. The first of its kind, this handbook will be
an essential read for scholars and researchers of decentralisation
and development, development studies, fiscal decentralisation,
political studies, political sociology, Indian politics, Indian
government, public policy and governance, political economy, South
Asian studies, and South Asian politics.
This book discusses social innovations by cooperatives from the
Asia and Pacific region. Social innovations emerge when the state
and market in developing countries find it difficult to solve
problems such as poverty, hunger, ill health, poor education
systems, inadequate drinking water and poor sanitation. These
countries also face barriers to economic growth such as climate
change, poor governance, unequal opportunities and social
exclusion. This volume therefore addresses the following questions.
What are the distinctive features of social innovations by
cooperatives? How social innovations bring in changes in the
process and outcome of development? After presenting theories of
social innovation and a critical review of cooperatives and social
innovation, the book presents 15 chapters on social innovations by
cooperatives in the Asia Pacific region. These social innovations
are related to health insurance, community based tourism, disaster
response, climate smart agriculture, use of social media for youth
empowerment, training for the emergence of second-line leaders in
cooperatives, social inclusion through innovative finance,
profitable marketing of organic produce to strengthen economic
status of small farmers, digital auction and value addition for
income security of farmer members, collaboration between
cooperative members and workers for the mutual benefit, worker
cooperatives, women leadership and participation, building
union-cooperative partnership in finance and rating of cooperatives
to promote transparency and accountability. A chapter on innovative
services of cooperatives during the time of Covid19 is also
included. This volume will be quite significant for co-operators,
researchers, teachers, practitioners and policy-makers at the
global level. The theme is relevant for international development
community and national cooperatives with concern for their
communities, which is the seventh cooperative principle of
International Cooperative Alliance and the Sustainable Development
Goal of the UN.
This book discusses social innovations by cooperatives from the
Asia and Pacific region. Social innovations emerge when the state
and market in developing countries find it difficult to solve
problems such as poverty, hunger, ill health, poor education
systems, inadequate drinking water and poor sanitation. These
countries also face barriers to economic growth such as climate
change, poor governance, unequal opportunities and social
exclusion. This volume therefore addresses the following questions.
What are the distinctive features of social innovations by
cooperatives? How social innovations bring in changes in the
process and outcome of development? After presenting theories of
social innovation and a critical review of cooperatives and social
innovation, the book presents 15 chapters on social innovations by
cooperatives in the Asia Pacific region. These social innovations
are related to health insurance, community based tourism, disaster
response, climate smart agriculture, use of social media for youth
empowerment, training for the emergence of second-line leaders in
cooperatives, social inclusion through innovative finance,
profitable marketing of organic produce to strengthen economic
status of small farmers, digital auction and value addition for
income security of farmer members, collaboration between
cooperative members and workers for the mutual benefit, worker
cooperatives, women leadership and participation, building
union-cooperative partnership in finance and rating of cooperatives
to promote transparency and accountability. A chapter on innovative
services of cooperatives during the time of Covid19 is also
included. This volume will be quite significant for co-operators,
researchers, teachers, practitioners and policy-makers at the
global level. The theme is relevant for international development
community and national cooperatives with concern for their
communities, which is the seventh cooperative principle of
International Cooperative Alliance and the Sustainable Development
Goal of the UN.
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 planning and
implementation of development programmes at the local level, and to
ensure that development benefits reach them. International
agreements such as the Hyogo Framework for Action, Millennium
Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals also call for
decentralised governance for inclusive growth. The issue of elite
capture has traditionally been studied mainly from the sociological
perspective, i.e., how the local upper/dominant castes and classes
garner the positions and benefits. But with the new and structured
governance system that is in place at the local level in
contemporary India, this book explores how decentralised governance
is addressing the issue of elite capture. The study closely
analyses micro processes of decentralisation to understand how
elite capture is taking place. Additionally, it examines this
concern from both governance and economic perspectives. The scope
of the book is wide, and encompasses several aspects such as the
functioning of the local government, decentralised governance,
checks and balances in development programmes, community-based
organisations, the upward political linkages and elite capture. It
is equally relevant to researchers from several social science
disciplines, civil society, policy makers, and implementers from
the grassroots to national level government.
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 planning and
implementation of development programmes at the local level, and to
ensure that development benefits reach them. International
agreements such as the Hyogo Framework for Action, Millennium
Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals also call for
decentralised governance for inclusive growth. The issue of elite
capture has traditionally been studied mainly from the sociological
perspective, i.e., how the local upper/dominant castes and classes
garner the positions and benefits. But with the new and structured
governance system that is in place at the local level in
contemporary India, this book explores how decentralised governance
is addressing the issue of elite capture. The study closely
analyses micro processes of decentralisation to understand how
elite capture is taking place. Additionally, it examines this
concern from both governance and economic perspectives. The scope
of the book is wide, and encompasses several aspects such as the
functioning of the local government, decentralised governance,
checks and balances in development programmes, community-based
organisations, the upward political linkages and elite capture. It
is equally relevant to researchers from several social science
disciplines, civil society, policy makers, and implementers from
the grassroots to national level government.
The process of understanding development has its roots in the
gathered wisdom and training of the elaborator/researcher.
Basically the concept has manifold dimensions. Social Scientists
have broadly come to terms with the concept of development
flavoured with these make-believe borders of disciplines. This is
likely to grow worse, if the interdisciplinary underpinnings are
not kept in view. This volume makes an attempt to address some of
the concerns confronted in literature by providing a partial peep
through a few windows to observe development and these are studied
by acclaimed social scientists from various disciplinary
backgrounds. These windows are opened with a purpose and from an
angle, keeping in view the widespread academic interests and
research areas frequented by Prof. V.M. Rao, through his writings.
Five areas are chosen here: aggregate economic development,
agricultural development, irrigation development, poverty and
issues of governance. The authors in unison argue for the necessity
of a holistic understanding of an economy, society and further need
for development of indigeneous way of thinking. It touches upon
promising themes of development both at micro as well as
macro-level to legitimise the well-deserved places for the issues
among the imminent problems. Each of these windows gives us
glimpses of different facets of development from the vantage point
of the author as also a view from diverse angles, at the world of
development. Though fragmented, one gets a picture of the seemingly
continuum of development. The intention of this volume is to create
an excellent collage of these views through different windows.
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