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This book explores hitherto unaddressed dimensions in federalism studies in India. It traces continuities and changes in Indian federalism since independence and especially economic liberalization. Beginning with the 1990s, due to the emergence of multi-party system, coalition governments, change in judicial temper and the onset of privatization and globalization in the economy, there has been a trend towards greater federalization in India. However, in the context of one-party majority in a coalition government since 2014, new aspects have emerged in Indian federalism.
The volume engages with several facets of federalism: administrative federalism; environmental and resource federalism; changing dynamics of fiscal federalism; and multi-level governance. With comparative data and case studies across different states of India, it brings together a range of issues, including Article 356 and its dysfunctions; land acquisition; decentralized governance; tribal rights; the roles of central and state governments; concerns regarding Citizenship Amendment Act; recent abrogation of Article 370 and 35 A; Delhi and statehood; climate change; MGNREGA; implementation of ICDS and the cooperative and competitive nature of Indian federalism.
Comprehensive and topical, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of political science, federalism, comparative federal studies, political studies, comparative politics, public administration, governance and development studies. It will also interest policy makers, bureaucrats, government organizations, NGOs, and civil society activists.
List of contents
Introduction: Dialectics of Collaborative and Competitive Federalism Part I. Administrative Federalism 1. Article 356 and its Dysfunctions: Analysis of its Misuse in Indian Federal System 2. Indian Forest Service: Mandate and State Governments 3. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India: Digital Sway versus Digital Sovereignty 4. Delhi and Statehood: Problematic Law and Order and Federal Trade-Off Part II. Environmental and Resource Federalism 5. Land Acquisition, Movement Actors and Federalism: The Anti-POSCO Movement in Odisha 6. Forest Governance, Tribal Rights and State: A Study of the Third Layer of Federal Structure in India 7. Climate Change and Sub-National Government: Uttar Pradesh Part III. Changing Dynamics of Fiscal Federalism 8. Regional Business Chambers and Federalization in India 9. Globalization, Welfare State and Cooperative Federalism in India 10. Evaluating Integrated child Development Scheme (ICDS) through Inter-Governmental Engagement: Jajpur District of Odisha 11. Role of Street-Level Bureaucrats in MGNREGS Implementation: Jharkhand
About the author
Rekha Saxena is Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India.
Summary
This book explores continuities and changes in Indian federalism since independence and economic liberalization of the 1990s, and the rise of multi-party system and coalition governments. It examines administrative federalism; environmental and resource federalism; changing dynamics of fiscal federalism; and multi-level governance.
