Kuldeep Mathur

Panchayati Raj

Oxford India Short Introductions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In 1993, Panchayati Raj or the rule of the Panchayats (local governing bodies at the village level) was constitutionally mandated. Decentralization of governance and service delivery became central to the transformation of state-society relations in the liberalization era. This book is a comprehensive and accessible account of the philosophy, objectives, achievements, failures, and future of Panchayati institutions in the last two decades.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 122mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9780198090434
• ISBN-10: 0198090439
• Artikelnr.: 45435996

Autorenporträt

Kuldeep Mathur is Retired Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: Governance, Decentralization, and Panchayati Raj
1. The Gandhian Vision
2. The Journey towards a Constitutional Mandate
3. Panchayats as Self-Governing Institutions
4. Devolution of Financial Resources to the Panchayats
5. Reservations for Disadvantaged Groups and their Participation in Decision-Making
6. Panchayats and the Web of Local Governance Institutions
7. What does the Future Hold?
Appendices
Select Bibliography
Index