Urban Poverty Local Governance And Everyday Politics In Mumbai

Author : Joop de Wit
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315462158

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Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai by Joop de Wit Pdf

This book explores the informal (political) patronage relations between the urban poor and service delivery organisations in Mumbai, India. It examines the conditions of people in the slums and traces the extent to which they are subject to social and political exclusion. Delving into the roles of the slum-based mediators and municipal councillors, it brings out the problems in the functioning of democracy at the ground level, as election candidates target vote banks with freebies and private-sector funding to manage their campaigns. Starting from social justice concerns, this book combines theory and insights from disciplines as diverse as political science, anthropology and policy studies. It provides a comprehensive, multi-level overview of the various actors within local municipal governance and democracy as also consequences for citizenship, urban poverty, gender relations, public services, and neoliberal politics. Lucid and rich in ethnographic data, this book will be useful to scholars, researchers and students of social anthropology, urban studies, urban sociology, political science, public policy and governance, as well as practitioners and policymakers.

Author : Joop Wijnandus Wit
Publisher : Routledge India
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 1138207497

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Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai by Joop Wijnandus Wit Pdf

This book explores the informal patronage relations between urban slum-dwellers and service delivery organisations in Mumbai, India. It examines to what extent the people in the slums are subject to social and political exclusion. Delving into the roles of the slum-based mediators and local municipal councillors, it highlights the problems in the functioning of democracy at the ground level, as election candidates target vote banks with freebies and private sector funding to manage campaigns. It provides a comprehensive overview of the various actors within local municipal governance and democracy as also consequences for citizenship, urban poverty, public services and neo-liberal politics.

Author : Joop de Wit
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315462165

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Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai by Joop de Wit Pdf

This book explores the informal (political) patronage relations between the urban poor and service delivery organisations in Mumbai, India. It examines the conditions of people in the slums and traces the extent to which they are subject to social and political exclusion. Delving into the roles of the slum-based mediators and municipal councillors, it brings out the problems in the functioning of democracy at the ground level, as election candidates target vote banks with freebies and private-sector funding to manage their campaigns. Starting from social justice concerns, this book combines theory and insights from disciplines as diverse as political science, anthropology and policy studies. It provides a comprehensive, multi-level overview of the various actors within local municipal governance and democracy as also consequences for citizenship, urban poverty, gender relations, public services, and neoliberal politics. Lucid and rich in ethnographic data, this book will be useful to scholars, researchers and students of social anthropology, urban studies, urban sociology, political science, public policy and governance, as well as practitioners and policymakers.

Author : Sudha Mohan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015069123324

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Urban Development and New Localism by Sudha Mohan Pdf

"The concern of the present work is to examine urban development and new localism with special reference to Mumbai. It views urban development in the present context as development taking place in the urban realm, with special emphasis on people-centred development (PCD) in Mumbai. The study traces the evolution of the concept of development from its growth-oriented approach to the present approach of PCD. In fact, development in general and urban development in particular, with emphasis on PCD, received scant attention in both the policy pronouncements as well as the programmes and plans made after independence. An effort is made in this study to develop the argument that urban development, of the people-centred kind, lends itself to sustainable cities, where government collaborates with the people through their civil society organisations to bring about change that is not only positive but also sustainable. It reiterates the relevance of the PCD paradigm in Mumbai and emphasises the inter-connectivity between civil society actors and government at all levels. The theoretical frame is reinstated in terms of salience of civil society, state-in-society perspective, social capital formation and viability of new localism. The conclusion drawn from the two Mumbai-based case studies constitutes the core of the empirical component based on qualitative research that is aimed at validating the theoretical formulations and features of PCD and new localism."

Author : Meera Bapat
Publisher : IIED
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Poverty
ISBN : 9781843697244

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Poverty Lines and Lives of the Poor by Meera Bapat Pdf

Author : Adam Michael Auerbach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108491938

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Demanding Development by Adam Michael Auerbach Pdf

Explains the uneven success of India's slum dwellers in demanding and securing essential public services from the state.

Author : Sylvia I. Bergh,Sony Pellissery,C. Sathyamala
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789907513

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The State of Accountability in the Global South by Sylvia I. Bergh,Sony Pellissery,C. Sathyamala Pdf

Political leaders and institutions across the Global South are continually failing to respond to the needs of their citizens. This incisive book sets out to establish the pathways to and outcomes of accountability in a development context, as well as to investigate the ways in which people can seek redress and hold their public officials to account.

Author : Minh Quang Nguyen,James Albright
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000635423

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The Political Economy of Education Reforms in Vietnam by Minh Quang Nguyen,James Albright Pdf

This book, drawing on a political economic perspective of education development, is a comprehensive account of the question "why some education systems flourish while others falter." It provides a state-of-the-art review of the Vietnamese way of education development, figuring out the pitfalls, challenges and opportunities of neoliberal reform. It also sheds new light on the rise of neoliberal capitalism in contemporary Vietnam as the country intensifies its market-oriented economic transition. Starting from educational development concerns, this book differentiates the growth and development concepts in education. While "growth with limited development" is well reflected in many developing education systems, the Vietnamese experience of education development stands to provide readers with unique insights about education in developing economies, especially in understanding how a socialist-oriented education system is struggling to thrive in the times of neoliberal capitalism. Authored by scholars specialising in Vietnamese education and politics, the chapters address key issues pertaining to the political economy of education reform in Vietnam and the government’s enduring efforts to drive education toward international standards through its costly market-infused education reforms. This book will appeal to postgraduate students, educators, educational policy-makers and scholars interested in Vietnamese studies, Vietnam education reforms, education governance, education for sustainability, internationalisation of education and the politics of education reforms.

Author : Lyla Mehta,Hans Nicolai Adam,Shilpi Srivastava
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000531534

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The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India by Lyla Mehta,Hans Nicolai Adam,Shilpi Srivastava Pdf

This book brings together diverse perspectives concerning uncertainty and climate change in India. Uncertainty is a key factor shaping climate and environmental policy at international, national and local levels. Climate change and events such as cyclones, floods, droughts and changing rainfall patterns create uncertainties that planners, resource managers and local populations are regularly confronted with. In this context, uncertainty has emerged as a "wicked problem" for scientists and policymakers, resulting in highly debated and disputed decision-making. The book focuses on India, one of the most climatically vulnerable countries in the world, where there are stark socio-economic inequalities in addition to diverse geographic and climatic settings. Based on empirical research, it covers case studies from coastal Mumbai to dryland Kutch and the Sundarbans delta in West Bengal. These localities offer ecological contrasts, rural–urban diversity, varied exposure to different climate events, and diverse state and official responses. The book unpacks the diverse discourses, practices and politics of uncertainty and demonstrates profound differences through which the "above", "middle" and "below" understand and experience climate change and uncertainty. It also makes a case for bringing together diverse knowledges and approaches to understand and embrace climate-related uncertainties in order to facilitate transformative change. Appealing to a broad professional and student audience, the book draws on wide-ranging theoretical and conceptual approaches from climate science, historical analysis, science, technology and society studies, development studies and environmental studies. By looking at the intersection between local and diverse understandings of climate change and uncertainty with politics, culture, history and ecology, the book argues for plural and socially just ways to tackle climate change in India and beyond. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003257585, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Business Standard Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Poverty
ISBN : 9788190573528

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Urban Poverty in India by Anonim Pdf

Author : Diana Mitlin,David Satterthwaite
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781844071012

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Empowering Squatter Citizen by Diana Mitlin,David Satterthwaite Pdf

Annotation This volume is the most recent addition to the examination of urban poverty by the Human Settlements Program at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). It makes the case for redirecting support to local organizations and processes. The core of the book is case studies of innovative government organizations (in Thailand, Mexico, Philippines and Nicaragua) and community-driven processes (in India, South Africa, Pakistan and Brazil) that show new ways to address urban poverty. Each case study is prepared by specialists from these countries. They show that poverty reduction in urban areas is as much about building competent, accountable local organizations as about attempting to improve incomes. It involves strengthening and supporting the organizations formed by the poor or homeless to be able to develop their own solutions and able to negotiate better deals with the organizations delivering infrastructure, services, credit and land for housing. The understanding of urbanpoverty that the book presents goes beyond conventional, official definitions based only on income or consumption levels to include considerations of housing conditions, tenure, infrastructure and service provision, the rule of law, and civil and political rights, including 'voice' and the right to influence policy and practice on the ground. It offers powerful conclusions for national and local governments, NGOs and international agencies on how to tackle the complex and growing problem of urban poverty.

Author : Sabir Ali
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015069352121

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Dimensions of Urban Poverty by Sabir Ali Pdf

"In India, over 30 per cent of the total population lives below the poverty line. Such a high degree of poverty highlights a serious dimension of the country's urban scenario also. The insufficient employment opportunities and poor income levels add to the miseries of the urban poor. They live in sub-standard settlements like slums, unauthorized colonies, squatters, pavements, resettlement colonies, etc. These settlements are considered to be the most filthiest in the world. Taking a serious note of the growing urban poverty, the Government of India spent hundreds of crores of rupees on implementing various schemes and programmes with no significant result. Urban poverty continues to be an area of major concern and unbeatable challenge. It was against this backdrop, experts working on different aspects of urban poverty were approached to contribute articles expressing their views and giving their first-hand experiences. The reading of this volume can be immensely useful to professionals, government officials, activists etc., who are involved in poverty alleviation programmes."

Author : Chandan Deuskar
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781512823103

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Urban Planning in a World of Informal Politics by Chandan Deuskar Pdf

In many rapidly urbanizing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, local politics undermines the effectiveness of urban planning. Politicians have incentives to ignore formal urban plans and sideline planners, and instead provide urban land and services through informal channels in order to cultivate political constituencies (a form of what political scientists refer to as “clientelism”). This results in inequitable and environmentally damaging patterns of urban growth in some of the largest and most rapidly urbanizing countries in the world. The technocratic planning solutions often advocated by governments and international development organizations are not enough. To overcome this problem, urban planners must understand and adapt to the complex politics of urban informality. In this book, Chandan Deuskar explores how politicians in developing democracies provide urban land and services to the urban poor in exchange for their political support, demonstrates how this impacts urban growth, and suggests innovative and practical ways in which urban planners can try to be more effective in this challenging political context. He draws on literature from multiple disciplines (urban planning, political science, sociology, anthropology, and others), statistical analysis of global data on urbanization, and an in-depth case study of urban Ghana. Urban planners and international development experts working in the Global South, as well as researchers, educators, and students of global urbanization will find Urban Planning in a World of Informal Politics informative and thought-provoking.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8195320813

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Participatory Urban Governance and Contestations in Local Politics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Pardeep Sachdeva
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : India
ISBN : 8131760448

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Local Government in India by Pardeep Sachdeva Pdf

Local Government in India provides an insight into the system of urban local governance in India and traces its evolution since independence. Urban governments are the organs for promoting grass root democracy and providing not only civic services for the welfare of the local people but also for carrying out the task of urban development and planning. This book tries to analyze their role and existence in the face of rapid urbanization, population growth and industrialization.