Small Towns And Decentralisation In India

Author : Rémi de Bercegol
Publisher : Springer
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788132227649

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Small Towns and Decentralisation in India by Rémi de Bercegol Pdf

This book examines the impact that decentralisation reforms, initiated in the early 1990s, have had on small towns in India. It specifically focuses on small towns in Uttar Pradesh, one of the most densely populated and poorest states in India. Although considered home to one of the oldest urban civilisations, India remains one of the least urbanised regions in the world. At the same time, the country has many million-strong metropolises that are among the world’s largest megacities, as well as a multitude of small and medium-sized towns and cities. This paradoxical urbanisation, against a backdrop of reforms, has interested the scientific community to gain a more nuanced understanding of the changes and challenges involved. This book analyses an urban environment often overlooked by researchers and public authorities, namely, that of small towns. These towns are of vital importance as this is where the bulk of future urban development will take place. However, decades after implementation of the reforms, the majority of reviews and assessments have focused on large cities and so the impacts of the reform on small towns are still poorly understood. This book includes extensive primary data about political, technical and financial municipal issues in small towns of northern India and, is therefore, of interest to students, researchers and planners working on urban and regional studies in the global South.

Author : Eric Denis,Marie-Hélène Zérah
Publisher : Springer
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788132236160

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Subaltern Urbanisation in India by Eric Denis,Marie-Hélène Zérah Pdf

​This volume decentres the view of urbanisation in India from large agglomerations towards smaller urban settlements. It presents the outcomes of original research conducted over three years on subaltern processes of urbanization. The volume is organised in four sections. A first one deals with urbanisation dynamics and systems of cities with chapters on the new census towns, demographic and economic trajectories of cities and employment transformation. The interrelations of land transformation, social and cultural changes form the topic of the “land, society, belonging” section based on ethnographic work in various parts of India (Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu). A third section focuses on public policies, governance and urban services with a set of macro-analysis based papers and specific case studies. Understanding the nature of production and innovation in non-metropolitan contexts closes this volume. Finally, though focused on India, this research raises larger questions with regard to the study of urbanisation and development worldwide.

Author : Paromita Shastri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Intergovernmental fiscal relations
ISBN : 8171888348

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How India's Small Towns Live (or Die) by Paromita Shastri Pdf

Arguing that policy makers must urgently focus on reviving India's small towns and big villages, this record examines the country’s kaleidoscope of municipal finance issues. Based on a detailed study of more than 30 urban centers, this analysis calls for a radical change in the constitution and operation of these municipalities, with effective devolution of funds, functions, and functionaries from the state level. It contends that municipal bodies need to function independently and with real participation of citizens in order for a new and successful urban India to emerge.

Author : Nimmagadda Bhargav
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000840353

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Stringers and the Journalistic Field by Nimmagadda Bhargav Pdf

This book is one of the first ethnographic works on small-town stringers or informal news workers in Indian journalism. It explores existing practices and cultures in the field of local journalism and the roles and spaces stringers occupy. The book outlines the caste, gender, class and region-based biases in the production of Indian-language journalism with a specific focus on stringers working in Telugu dailies in small towns or ‘mofussil’ areas of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, states in south India. Further, it captures their daily work and processes of news production, and the precarious lives they often lead while working in small towns or mofussils. The author, by using Bourdieu’s field theory, introduces the journalistic practices of stringers working on the margins and how they negotiate the complex hierarchies that exist within the journalistic field and outside it. This book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of ethnography, media sociology, journalism and media studies, labour studies and Area studies, especially South Asian studies.

Author : Shamsher Singh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Urban policy
ISBN : UOM:39015032229091

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Development Planning and Policies by Shamsher Singh Pdf

Indian Urbanization Is At Crossroads. Structural Transformations Are Leaving Behind The Agrarian Economy. Rise Of Non-Agricultural Activities Has Led To A Faster Process Of Urbanization. Urban Growth Has Rather Been Much Faster Which Has Burdened The Existing Settlement System As Urbanization Could Not Commensurate It.Urban Settlements In Particular Have Borne The Brunt Of Urban Growth. A Few Numbers Of Large Cities Have Grown Out Of Proportion Whereas A Large Number Of Small Settlements Have Stagnated Or Declined In Size. These Large Cities Continue To Dominate The Urban Scene As 23 Of Them As Per 1991 Census, Are Metropolises Inhabiting Nearly 1/3 Of Urban Population. Metropolisation Of Urban Growth Was Being Feared Even During Sixties. Since Then Policies Attempted To Discourage Accretion Of Population At A Few Urban Centres. Number Of Expert Groups Went Into The Problem And During Late Seventies Thoughts Were Crystallizing On Shift Of Development Programmes In Favour Of Medium And Small Towns And Small Cities.Sixth Five Year Plan For The First Time Introduced A Scheme Of Integrated Development Of Small And Medium Towns (Idsmt) In Central Sector. Under The Scheme So Far Nearly 500 Towns With Population Less Than 100,000 Have Been Funded.As A Policy Issue Idsmt Has Been Widely Acclaimed Even Outside India. It S Mechanism And It S Overall Impact On Reducing Rate Of Migration Towards Large Cities Have Not Yet Gained Acceptance. However, In Spite Of Controversies The Idsmt Has Been Put Into, It Is Being Appreciated As First Step Which Aims To Combat Urban Accretion.The Present Volume Reviews Our Process Of Urbanization, Impact Of Idsmt And Various Implications For Urban Policy. The Study Would Be Useful For Policy Makers And Would Greatly Enhance The Scope Of Improvements In The Policy Of Development Of Medium And Small Towns.

Author : Babu Jacob,Suraj Jacob
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108832342

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Governing Locally by Babu Jacob,Suraj Jacob Pdf

Studies how habits of governance create institutional rigidities that dislodge law-given local autonomy to improve urban public services.

Author : Sweta Mishra
Publisher : Mittal Publications
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8170995337

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Democratic Decentralisation in India by Sweta Mishra Pdf

Author : Rani D. Mullen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136597992

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Decentralization, Local Governance, and Social Wellbeing in India by Rani D. Mullen Pdf

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.

Author : Satyanarayana Sangita,Anil Vaddiraju
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443830614

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Decentralised Governance and Planning in Karnataka, India by Satyanarayana Sangita,Anil Vaddiraju Pdf

The Indian Constitution provides local institutions with the status of local self-governments. The Constitutional status means that the local governments are on par with the Central and State governments. In that status they can plan for their economic and human development. This fact, however, is undermined in practice at the state/province level. The provision provided in the 74th Amendment Act of the Constitution for creating and activating District Planning Committees (DPCs) is the responsibility of the state governments. This often is also in contradiction with the interests of the realpolitik of the state level. Often DPCs are not constituted, and if constituted, they are dysfunctional. The creation of the institutions for local level independent planning and budgeting itself is a political process. This is the story not only in the backward states of India but also in states such as Karnataka that have historically been more progressive than other states with respect to local self-government. This book is a study of the Tumkur district in rural Karnataka. Karnataka is traditionally known as a state which championed the decentralisation process. The state is also known for the ‘Karnataka Model’ of development, wherein rural decentralisation combined with the advanced information and biotechnology led economic development process is supposed to constitute such a model. In that context this book examines the devolution process to local governments, the process of the integration of plans—rural with urban plans and different sectors with each other—and the implementation of district level plans. The book is a product of primary research in Karnataka, India and brings to light various aspects of decentralised planning in Karnataka that are instructive for the other Indian states as well as many developing countries where currently decentralised planning is implemented.

Author : E. Venkatesu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317192312

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Democratic Decentralization in India by E. Venkatesu Pdf

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.

Author : Chandan Sengupta,Stuart Corbridge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136198472

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Democracy, Development and Decentralisation in India by Chandan Sengupta,Stuart Corbridge Pdf

Offering new insights into the political economy of contemporary India, this book considers how and why unequal patterns of economic growth have taken shape within the context of a democratic and decentralising political system, and how this has impacted upon the processes of economic development.

Author : Vinita Yadav
Publisher : Copal Publishing Group
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9788192473383

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Metropolitan Governance by Vinita Yadav Pdf

Metropolitan Governance is an indispensable book for understanding the governance of metropolitan cities. The book covers an insight into the governance in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. The participatory metropolitan governance is also of interest to the students of sociology, social work and geography. The students of public administration would find it useful to study the decentralisation of powers from centre to state to local level government. For academicians engaged in service delivery in metropolitan areas, it brings in clarity regarding role of varied stakeholders in governance.

Author : Niraja Gopal Jayal,Amit Prakash,Pradeep K. Sharma
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015067734908

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Local Governance in India by Niraja Gopal Jayal,Amit Prakash,Pradeep K. Sharma Pdf

Contributed research papers presented at a workshop organised by Centre for the Study of Law and Governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University in collaboration with the UNDP and UN-Habitat in April 2002.

Author : D. Rajasekhar,R Manjula,M Devendra Babu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000461602

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Decentralisation in Contemporary India by D. Rajasekhar,R Manjula,M Devendra Babu Pdf

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.

Author : Raghbendra Jha
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781760464356

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Twenty K.R. Narayanan Orations by Raghbendra Jha Pdf

The Australia South Asia Research Centre (ASARC) was established in 1994 in one of the premier universities of the world—The Australian National University (ANU). Apart from its research and doctoral training activities, ASARC also needed a public forum with a global reach to involve the best minds working on economic development in India as well as to honour its founder, Dr K.R. Narayanan, President of the Republic of India. The K.R. Narayanan Oration series was developed in response to these twin needs. The first oration was held in 1994 and the latest (the 20th) was held in 2018. The first 10 orations were published by ANU Press in 2006. This new edition updates the volume to include all 20 orations delivered so far and provides an updated introduction. All these orations have been delivered by leading academics, scientists and policymakers deeply involved in the transformation of the Indian economy. This collection of the Narayanan Orations is thus at once both an expert account of key aspects of the economic development process in India and a peek into India’s potential in the future. As such, the publication of this volume marks a watershed in the intellectual debate on India’s economic reforms program and should be welcomed by all those interested in the economic development of the country.