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Decentalisation and Local Governance : Essays for George Mathew

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Publication details: Hyderabad Orient Longman 2005Description: 547p xviISBN:
  • 8125027076
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 352.200000 JAI
Contents:
Contents List of fibres; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; About the contributors; Introduction By L.C. JAIN; ONE - A Decade of Panchayati Raj Reforms: The Challenge of Democratic Decentralisation in India By MARK ROBINSON; TWO - What are Decentralisation and Panchayati Raj Reforms, and Who Likes Them? By STEN WIDMALM; THREE - Panchayati Raj: The Way Forward By MANI SHANKAR AIYAR; FOUR - Rajiv Gandhi and the Third Tier of Governance by D. BANDYOPADHYAY; FIVE - The Evolution of Indian Federalism: Strengths and Weaknesses by BALRAJ PURI; SIX - Are Villagers Ready for Decentralisation? By ANIRUDH KRISHNA; SEVEN - Face to Face with the Indian State at the Grassroots By PHILIP OLDENBURG; EIGHT - Fiscal Decentralisation in Developing and Transition Economies: An Overview By ANWAR SHAH; NINE - Rural Fiscal Decentralisation in India: A Brief Review of Literature By M.A. OOMMEN; TEN - Accountability of Panchayats: Ends and Means By BUDDHADEB GHOSH; ELEVEN - Representative Decentralisation vs Participatory Decentralisation: Critical Analysis of the Local Government Plan 2000 By SHANDANA KHAN MOHMAND; TWELVE - Understanding Dalit Identity in Uttar Pradesh: Emergence, Forms, and Impact By SUDHA PAI; THIRTEEN - Impact of Women's Participation in Local Governance in Rural India By B.S. BAVISKAR; FOURTEEN - Women and Panchayats: Opportunities, Challenges and Supports By NIRMALA BUCH; FIFTEEN - Women Elected Representatives in Kerala (1995-2000): From Symbolism to Empowerment By T.M. THOMAS ISAAC; SIXTEEN - Rural Development for Panchayati Raj By S.S. MEENAKSHISUNDARAM; SEVENTEEN - Major Governance Issues for Poverty Reduction in South Asia By KAMAL SIDDIQUI; EIGHTEEN - Development Roles Reversed: People's Initiative and Government's Participation By G. PALANITHURAI; NINETEEN - Education and Training for Rural Development through Distance Mode of Learning (A South Asian Perspective) By M. ASLAM; TWENTY - The Role of Organised Local Government in Intergovernmental Relations in South Africa By NICO STEYTLER; Profile on George Mathew By ASH NARAIN ROY; Index.
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Contents
List of fibres;
List of tables;
List of abbreviations;
Acknowledgements;
About the contributors;
Introduction By L.C. JAIN;
ONE - A Decade of Panchayati Raj Reforms: The Challenge of Democratic Decentralisation in India By MARK ROBINSON;
TWO - What are Decentralisation and Panchayati Raj Reforms, and Who Likes Them? By STEN WIDMALM;
THREE - Panchayati Raj: The Way Forward By MANI SHANKAR AIYAR;
FOUR - Rajiv Gandhi and the Third Tier of Governance by D. BANDYOPADHYAY; FIVE - The Evolution of Indian Federalism: Strengths and Weaknesses by BALRAJ PURI;
SIX - Are Villagers Ready for Decentralisation? By ANIRUDH KRISHNA;
SEVEN - Face to Face with the Indian State at the Grassroots By PHILIP OLDENBURG;
EIGHT - Fiscal Decentralisation in Developing and Transition Economies: An Overview
By ANWAR SHAH;
NINE - Rural Fiscal Decentralisation in India: A Brief Review of Literature By M.A. OOMMEN;
TEN - Accountability of Panchayats: Ends and Means By BUDDHADEB GHOSH;
ELEVEN - Representative Decentralisation vs Participatory Decentralisation: Critical Analysis of the Local Government Plan 2000 By SHANDANA KHAN MOHMAND;
TWELVE - Understanding Dalit Identity in Uttar Pradesh: Emergence, Forms, and Impact By SUDHA PAI;
THIRTEEN - Impact of Women's Participation in Local Governance in Rural India By B.S. BAVISKAR;
FOURTEEN - Women and Panchayats: Opportunities, Challenges and Supports By NIRMALA BUCH;
FIFTEEN - Women Elected Representatives in Kerala (1995-2000): From Symbolism to Empowerment By T.M. THOMAS ISAAC;
SIXTEEN - Rural Development for Panchayati Raj By S.S. MEENAKSHISUNDARAM;
SEVENTEEN - Major Governance Issues for Poverty Reduction in South Asia By KAMAL SIDDIQUI;
EIGHTEEN - Development Roles Reversed: People's Initiative and Government's Participation By G. PALANITHURAI;
NINETEEN - Education and Training for Rural Development through Distance Mode of Learning (A South Asian Perspective) By M. ASLAM;
TWENTY - The Role of Organised Local Government in Intergovernmental Relations in South Africa By NICO STEYTLER;
Profile on George Mathew By ASH NARAIN ROY;
Index.