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The anti-politics machine in India : state, decentralization, and participatory watershed development / Vasudha Chhotray.
Publication details: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2011.Description: xlii, 238 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780857287670 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0857287672 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 333.150954 22
- HD1698.I4 C44 2011
Contents:
Summary: This book assesses the validity of ‘anti-politics’ critiques of development, first popularised by James Ferguson, in the peculiar context of India. It examines the extent to which it is possible to keep politics out of a highly technocratic state watershed development programme that also seeks to be participatory.
The anti-politics machine in India -- The idea of "anti-politics" -- The Indian "anti-politics machine" -- The anti-politics watershed machine : the making of watershed development in India -- Two landscapes of decentralization -- Depoliticizing local institutions? panchayats and watershed committees -- The dialectics of consent in participatory practice.
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National Law School | General Stacks | 333.150954 CHH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | HB | Available | Recommended by Ms. Padmini Baruah | 39988 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The anti-politics machine in India -- The idea of "anti-politics" -- The Indian "anti-politics machine" -- The anti-politics watershed machine : the making of watershed development in India -- Two landscapes of decentralization -- Depoliticizing local institutions? panchayats and watershed committees -- The dialectics of consent in participatory practice.
This book assesses the validity of ‘anti-politics’ critiques of development, first popularised by James Ferguson, in the peculiar context of India. It examines the extent to which it is possible to keep politics out of a highly technocratic state watershed development programme that also seeks to be participatory.
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