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New states for a new India : Federalism and decentalization in the states of Jharkhand and chhattisgarh

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New Delhi Manohar Publications 2011Description: 252pISBN:
  • 978-8173049156
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.042 BER
Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction: Federalism and decentralization in India at the turn of the Twentieth century-The case of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand by Samuel Berthet; 2. Identity and development in Jharkhand: Electoral politics, 1991-2004 by Amit Prakash; 3. The creation of vananchal: Reassessment of the Jharkhand state by Cyril Robin; 4. Chhattisgarh: Redifining the role of the state: by Samuel Berthet; 5. Decentralization, local knowledge and labour absorption: The case of Chhattisgarh by Dipankar Sengupta; 6. Ditorted development and possibilities of alternatives in Chhattisgarh by Ilina Sen; 7. Tribal movements and the articulation of autonomy by Virginius Xaxa; 8. Mapping the Scheduled Tribes: Questioning the creation of new states in India by Betrand Lefebvre; 9. PESA: De-centering the political economy tribal empowerment in the global context by Savyasaachi; 10. Smaller states, federalism and decentralization: Implications for Governance in Chhattisgarh by Girish Kumar.
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Contents:
1. Introduction: Federalism and decentralization in India at the turn of the Twentieth century-The case of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand by Samuel Berthet;
2. Identity and development in Jharkhand: Electoral politics, 1991-2004 by Amit Prakash;
3. The creation of vananchal: Reassessment of the Jharkhand state by Cyril Robin;
4. Chhattisgarh: Redifining the role of the state: by Samuel Berthet;
5. Decentralization, local knowledge and labour absorption: The case of Chhattisgarh by Dipankar Sengupta;
6. Ditorted development and possibilities of alternatives in Chhattisgarh by Ilina Sen;
7. Tribal movements and the articulation of autonomy by Virginius Xaxa;
8. Mapping the Scheduled Tribes: Questioning the creation of new states in India by Betrand Lefebvre;
9. PESA: De-centering the political economy tribal empowerment in the global context by Savyasaachi;
10. Smaller states, federalism and decentralization: Implications for Governance in Chhattisgarh by Girish Kumar.