The Political Economy Of Federalism In India

Author : M. Govinda Rao,Nirvikar Singh
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199087853

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The Political Economy of Federalism in India by M. Govinda Rao,Nirvikar Singh Pdf

This is a comprehensive work on India's fiscal federalism. The book surveys and analyses the evolution of fiscal federalism from the angle of political economy and brings to bear analytical skills of a very high order to assess and relate the political and administrative dimensions of India's federal system to fiscal federal issues. The authors present a synthesized framework, combining both economic and political elements in a political economy prism such as the Cente–State relations with not only the political perspectives but also the economic ones with the belief that only such a framework can provide a useful guide to implementable reform of policies.

Author : M. Govinda Rao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Capitalism
ISBN : 0199080577

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The Political Economy of Federalism in India by M. Govinda Rao Pdf

This study examines the system, institutions, and outcomes arising from the interplay of political and economic forces in Indian federalism. The authors broaden the conceptual framework for analysing Indian federalism to include the political elements and institutions and their strategic interaction with fiscal elements.

Author : Pritam Singh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134049462

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Federalism, Nationalism and Development by Pritam Singh Pdf

This book throws new light on the study of India's development through an exploration of the triangular relationship between federalism, nationalism and the development process. It focuses on one of the seemingly paradoxical cases of impressive development and sharp federal conflicts that have been witnessed in the state of Punjab. The book concentrates on the federal structure of the Indian polity and it examines the evolution of the relationship between the centre and the state of Punjab, taking into account the emergence of Punjabi Sikh nationalism and its conflict with Indian nationalism. Providing a template to analyse regional imbalances and tensions in national economies with federal structures and competing nationalisms, this book will not only be of interest to researchers on South Asian Studies, but also to those working in the fields of politics, political economy, geography and development.

Author : Louise Tillin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199097876

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Indian Federalism by Louise Tillin Pdf

To understand how politics, the economy, and public policy function in the world’s largest democracy, an appreciation of federalism is essential. Bringing to surface the complex dimensions that affect relations between India’s central government and states, this short introduction is the one-stop account to federalism in India. Paying attention to the constitutional, political, and economic factors that shape Centre–state relations, this book stimulates understanding of some of the big dilemmas facing India today. The ability of India’s central government to set the economic agenda or secure implementation of national policies throughout the country depends on the institutions and practices of federalism. Similarly, the ability of India’s states to contribute to national policy making or to define their own policy agendas that speak to local priorities all hinge on questions of federalism. Organised in four chapters, this book introduces readers to one of the key living features of Indian democracy.

Author : Chanchal Kumar Sharma,Wilfried Swenden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351259712

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Understanding Contemporary Indian Federalism by Chanchal Kumar Sharma,Wilfried Swenden Pdf

This volume analyzes centre-state dynamics in India placed against the backdrop of the election of a Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata (BJP) government to central power in 2014. It reflects on how centre-state relations have been shaped by the legacy of nearly two decades of broad-based coalition government at the centre and the concurrent and ongoing liberalization of the Indian economy. To this purpose, the volume engages with several relevant questions linked to the political economy of Indian federalism and its ability to manage ethno-linguistic difference. Did liberalization strengthen the economic or political autonomy of the Indian states? What impact did party system change have on the capacity of parties in central government to influence the actions of state governments? How did party system change and liberalization influence the fiscal and financial autonomy of the states and the capacity of the centre in planning and social development? Did both processes strengthen the autonomy of Chief Ministers in foreign policy-making? What are the strengths and weaknesses of Indian federalism in ethno-linguistic conflict management and what do the recent split of Andhra Pradesh or the proposed formation of Bodoland tell us about the dynamics underpinning the management of ethno-linguistic difference in contemporary India? The chapters originally published as a special issue of India Review.

Author : Mahendra Prasad Singh,Veena Kukreja
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317559726

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Federalism in South Asia by Mahendra Prasad Singh,Veena Kukreja Pdf

This book is one of the first in-depth and systematic studies on the functioning and aspiring federations of South Asia. It examines how federal dynamics in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are impinged on by the nature of their specific constitutions; their societal, political and cultural fabrics; composition of power elites and ruling classes; structures of political economy and market; electoral and party systems; mass media; and information technology. The authors offer a comparative, analytical, conceptual, and theoretical framework to understand patterns and trends as also experiences of and possibilities for federalism in South Asia. They highlight divergences and similarities, successes and key challenges, while indicating federalism’s wider regional relevance in the discourse on democracy and governance. The book concludes that the multicultural character of these societies — beset with ethnic and regional conflicts, separatist and military undercurrents — makes federal political solutions the only viable route. Providing a wealth of material, this will deeply interest scholars, students and teachers of comparative politics, political science, federal studies, area studies as well as those interested in political structures and processes in South Asia.

Author : Lawrence Saez
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015052678029

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Federalism Without a Centre by Lawrence Saez Pdf

Tracing the historical roots of India`s federalism, this book analyzes the changes brought about by the shift from one-party dominance to coalition politics and multi-party governance. Coupled with these changes, the author maintains that the process of economic liberalization has permanently altered the federal calculus in India. The book argues that these developments have transformed federal relations in India from intergovernmental competition between the central government and the states to interjurisdictional cooperation between the states. As a result, the states no longer need to rely exclusively on the central government for their economic and industrial development.

Author : Y.V. Reddy,G.R. Reddy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199097043

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Indian Fiscal Federalism by Y.V. Reddy,G.R. Reddy Pdf

Likening fiscal federalism to a game between the Union and the States, and among the States themselves, Indian Fiscal Federalism lays bare the complex rules of play. It examines the pivotal role of Finance Commissions and assesses momentous events since 2014, such as the replacement of the Planning Commission by NITI Aayog, the emergence of the GST Council, and the controversies surrounding the Fifteenth Finance Commission. States, and among the States themselves, Indian Fiscal Federalism lays bare the complex rules of play. It examines the pivotal role of Finance Commissions and assesses momentous events since 2014, such as the replacement of the Planning Commission by NITI Aayog, the emergence of the GST Council, and the controversies surrounding the Fifteenth Finance Commission. A contemporary, timely, and comprehensive analysis of fiscal federalism in India, this practitioners’ perspective is a must-read for all those interested in the subject.

Author : Lawrence Sáez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : 8178290731

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Federalism Without a Centre by Lawrence Sáez Pdf

Author : Jessica Wallack,T. N. Srinivasan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1139448706

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Federalism and Economic Reform by Jessica Wallack,T. N. Srinivasan Pdf

This collection focuses on the ways in which federalism has affected and been affected by economic reform, especially global integration. The editors and contributors focus in particular on the political economy of institutional and economic change - how the division of authority between national and subnational governments shapes debates over policy changes, as well as how the changing economic environment creates incentives to modify the basic agreements between levels of governments. Each chapter contains a historical overview, and an in-depth account of division of authority, lines of accountability, and legislative, bureaucratic, and other arenas in which the levels of government interact for a particular country. The analyses are based on reform (or non-reform) episodes for each country - most from recent history, but some spanning the century. As a collection, the country studies span a range of developing and industrial countries with varying political systems.

Author : Jochen Gottwald
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783638230650

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Indian Federalism: How does the policy of liberalization affect centre-state economic relations by Jochen Gottwald Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Politics - Region: South Asia, grade: 1.0 (A), University of Heidelberg (South Asian Institute for Political Science), course: State and Economy in South Asia, with the example of India, language: English, abstract: Many scholars expected India to drag her feet in the liberalization process, due to the opposition of economically weak groups, negatively affected by a globalized market economy, but politically empowered through institutions created by India′s long democratic tradition (Lanyi 2000). The missing of this resistance was one of the most puzzling experiences of the last ten years. Supplementing Rob Jenkins′ popular thesis that India is going through a "reform by stealth" (Jenkins 1999) led by witty politicians, perfectly able to play the tunes of these various institutions, this article will provide a neo-institutionalist position with emphasize on the impact of the IMF′s structural adjustments programme on the federal and local level, which led to a change in the formal as well as in the informal institutions themselves. There are four points in Jenkins′ approach open to criticism and able to undermine the achievements of his research: a) the reductionist and static understanding of institutions b) the neglect of international entrepreneurs and structure influencing institutional policy c) the neglect of specific Indian "realities", forcing institutions to adapt in the face of liberalization d) the overemphasizing on the relevance of informal institutions and corruption as a means to achieve desired political outcomes. The thesis provided in this essay will be that the observed shift towards an increased directive ability of the central government is only a short-term phenomenon masking a steadily accelerating devolution of power that capacitates state- and local authorities to autonomously negotiate their self-interest in a globalized world over the long run. This process not only leads to an obvious need to redesign fiscal federalism, but will also call for an abolition of several centre-favouring precautions of Indian federalism.

Author : Balveer Arora,Douglas V. Verney
Publisher : South Asia Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023481091

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Multiple Identities in a Single State by Balveer Arora,Douglas V. Verney Pdf

Author : Harihar Bhattacharyya,Lion König
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317526384

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Globalisation and Governance in India by Harihar Bhattacharyya,Lion König Pdf

This book examines the impact of globalization on some vital aspects of Indian politics, its structures and processes, and identifies the challenges to globalization itself, in order to highlight India’s complex and fascinating story. In 1991, India officially embraced the policy of neo-liberal reforms by signing the GATT agreement, which exposed the country, its society, culture and institutions to the various forces of globalization. Globalization as such may not be new to India, for the country has been embracing the influence of external cultures and civilisations for millennia, but the post-1991 reforms policy marked a significant shift, from a predominantly social welfare state and a command economy to a predominantly market driven one. Through a range of disciplinary perspectives, the authors analyse how India’s version of secularism, communal harmony, nationhood, the public sphere, social justice, and the rights of aboriginal communities came under attack from the forces of the new dispensation. The book goes on to show how globalisation in India has posed fresh challenges to political economy, democracy, federalism, decentralization, parliamentary system, judiciary, and the parliamentary Left. Critically reflecting on themes in the context of India’s globalisation that are local, regional, national and global, this book will be of interest to those in the fields of South Asian Politics, Globalisation, and International Relations.

Author : Darley Jose Kjosavik,Nadarajah Shanmugaratnam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317548485

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Political Economy of Development in India by Darley Jose Kjosavik,Nadarajah Shanmugaratnam Pdf

In the Global South, indigenous people have been continuously subjected to top-down, and often violent, processes of post-colonial state and nation building. This book examines the development dilemmas of the indigenous people (adivasis) of the Indian state of Kerala. It explores the different facets of change in their lives and livelihoods in the context of modernisation under different political regimes. As part of the Indian Union, Kerala followed a development approach in tune with the Government of India with regard to indigenous communities. However, within the framework of India’s quasi-federal polity, the state of Kerala has been tracing a development path of its own, which has come to be known as the ‘Kerala model of development’. Adopting a historical political economic approach, the book locates the adivasi communities in the larger contextual shifts from late colonialism through the post-independence years, and critically analyses the Kerala model of development with particular reference to the adivasis’ changing political status and rights to land. It pays special attention to policy dynamics in the neoliberal phase, and the actual practices of decentralisation as a way of including the socially excluded and marginalised. Offering a theoretical elaboration of the interaction between class and indigeneity based on intensive fieldwork in Kerala, the book addresses adivasi development in relation to the general development experience of Kerala, and goes on to relate this particular study to the global context of indigenous people’s struggles. It will be of interest to those working in the fields of South Asian Development, Political Economy and South Asian Politics.

Author : Thomas O. Hueglin
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9781442636477

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Federalism in Canada by Thomas O. Hueglin Pdf

"Federalism in Canada tells the turbulent story of shared sovereignty and divided governance from Confederation to the present time. It does so with three main objectives in mind. The first objective is to convince readers that federalism is the primary animating force in Canadian politics, and that it is therefore worth engaging with its complex nature and dynamic. The second objective is to bring into closer focus the contested concepts about the meaning and operation of federalism that all along have been at the root of the divide between English Canada and Quebec in particular. The third objective is to give recognition to the trajectory of Canada's Indigenous peoples in the context of Canadian federalism, from years of abusive neglect to belated efforts of inclusion. The book focuses on the constitution with its ambiguous allocation of divided powers, the pivotal role of the courts in balancing these powers, and the political leaders whose interactions oscillate between intergovernmental conflict and cooperation. This focus on executive leadership and judicial supervision is framed by considerations of Canada's regionalized political economy and cultural diversity, giving students an interesting and nuanced view of federalism in Canada."--