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This book presents an analysis of the local governance (Panchayati Raj) in India, with a special focus on Uttar Pradesh. It will be of interest to students of political science, public administration, public policy, governance studies, civil service, political sociology, development studies, policy makers, think tanks and NGO professionals.
List of contents
1. Introduction: The Perspective
2. Local Governance, Political Culture, and Participatory Politics
3. The 73rd Amendment Act and Its Impact in Post-Amendment Era Devolution of Power, Decentralisation, and the Central Finance Commissions
4. The Dynamics, Functioning, and the Organisation of Local and Participatory Governance in Uttar Pradesh
5. Local Industrialisation and Finance
6. Local Governance and Developmental Intervention
7. Local Governance: Economic and the Developmental Perspective
8. Conclusion: Whither Local Governance
About the author
Vinayak Narain Srivastava has been associated with the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, Institute of Social Science, New Delhi, and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti, New Delhi, India. He received his higher education at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, and the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Some of his publications include
Local Governance under Colonial Rule: A Historical Account, a monograph published by Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, and
The Separation of the Party and the State: Political Leadership in Soviet and Post-Soviet Phases first published by Ashgate in 1999, and republished by Routledge in 2019.
Summary
This book presents an analysis of the local governance (Panchayati Raj) in India, with a special focus on Uttar Pradesh. It will be of interest to students of political science, public administration, public policy, governance studies, civil service, political sociology, development studies, policy makers, think tanks and NGO professionals.
