M V Nadkarni, N. Sivanna, Lavanya Suresh

Decentralised Democracy in India

Gandhi's Vision and Reality

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an analysis of the process of democratic decentralisation in India and Gandhi's vision of decentralised democracy, the Gram Swaraj. It looks at the historical evolution of decentralised local governance structures since ancient times till India's independence, and then critically discusses its developments since Independence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 438
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 137mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781138285774
• ISBN-10: 1138285773
• Artikelnr.: 53304058

Autorenporträt

M. V. Nadkarni is an economist with an interest in agricultural and rural economics, ecology, political economy, rural sociology, development, ethics, philosophy, and Gandhian thought. He was Professor and is currently Honorary Visiting Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. He is also Member, Board of Governors, Centre for Multi-disciplinary Development Research (CMDR), Dharwad; former Vice Chancellor, Gulbarga University; and Chairman, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics . N. Sivanna is Professor, Centre for Political Institutions, Governance and Development, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. With an interest in development studies, democracy and decentralisation, he works as a researcher, development practitioner, consultant and trainer. Lavanya Suresh is a political scientist and is currently Assistant Professor, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India. Her research interests are political ecology, public administration, decentralisation and natural resource governance.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables. Foreword byP. R. Panchamukhi. Preface. List of
Abbreviations. 1. Introduction 2. Gandhi's Attitude to the State and
Keeping it in Check 3. Democratising the Polity through Decentralisation in
Gandhi's Vision 4. Decentralised Democracy in India's History till
Independence 5. After Independence 6. A Critical Review of the Present
Panchayati Raj-I: Deepening Democracy and Development Outcomes 7. A
Critical Review of the Present Panchayati Raj-II: Inclusiveness and
Environmental Orientation 8. Panchayati Raj System in Karnataka: Evolution
and Performance 9. Local Democracy and Gram Panchayats in Karnataka: Field
Insights 10. Decentralised Democracy in an Urban Setting 11. Towards a
Deeper Democracy. Annexure 1 : State Panchayati Raj Legislations since
Independence till 1992. Annexure 2: Laws on Panchayati Raj Passed by the
States after 1992. References. Index