The anti-politics machine in India : state, decentralization, and participatory watershed development / Vasudha Chhotray.

By:

Chhotray, Vasudha, 1975-

Publication details: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2011.Description: xlii, 238 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780857287670 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0857287672 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

333.150954 22

LOC classification:

HD1698.I4 C44 2011

Contents:

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.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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