Making Democratic Decentralization Work in South Asia

Looking Back and Ahead
Herausgegeben:Chhetri, Durga P; Datta, Prabhat Kumar; Fernando, R. Lalitha S.; Shameem, Aly

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Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume examines the impact of decentralized governance in South Asia, focusing on historical and contemporary efforts in rural and urban areas. Written with the ultimate goal of developing an understanding of how local governance contributes to democracy, development, and citizen empowerment, the book highlights the importance of democratic decentralization, political will, and administrative support. Including contributions by a collection of international academic experts and practitioners, the book covers themes like conceptual issues, historical perspectives, fiscal decentralization, grassroots democracy, engendering local governance and the influence of information technology. Addressing challenges, sharing experiences, and suggesting practical ways to improve decentralized governance, the volume will be of interest to researchers and students of public administration, governance, South Asian politics, and development, as well as professionals working in related areas.

Produktdetails

• South Asian Public Administration
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Nature Switzerland / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-94467-3
• Seitenzahl: 465
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm
• ISBN-13: 9783031944673
• Artikelnr.: 73947281

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Prologue.-Chapter1: Decentralization and Local Governance in South Asia An Introduction.- Part II Decentralization Development and Reforms Comparative Perspective.- Chapter2: Decentralized Governance in Rural India Looking Back and Way Forward.- Chapter3: Local Self Government in Sri Lanka Democratic Decentralization or Recentralization.- Chapter4: Decentralization Arrangements in Bhutan Perceived or real disconnects and reflections on way forward.- Chapter5: Promises and Reality Exploring Thirty Years of Decentralization Reform and Local Governments in India.- Chapter6: Globalization of Public Administration in Bangladesh An Analysis of Reforms Trends and Theories.- Chapter7: Parallel Local Government Structures in Pakistan Autonomy and Performance of Cantonment Boards.- Part III Governance and Intergovernmental Fiscal Architecture.- Chapter8: Decentralization Dilemma Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer and Local Accountability in Nepal.- Chapter9: Decentralizing Development Assessing Fiscal Policies and Human Capital Outcomes in Sri Lanka s Provincial Councils.- Chapter10: Fiscal Decentralization in Sri Lanka Policy Implications for Enhancing Fiscal Autonomy in the Provincial Councils.- Chapter11: Devolution and fiscal decentralization for accelerating regional development in South Asia: Problems and prospects.- Part IV Deepening Democracy through Decentralized Governance.- Chapter12: Deepening Democracy Nepal s Journey to Federalism.- Chapter13: Bridging the distance between Central and Local Level Decentralizing experiences of Sri Lanka at the Local Level towards Democratic Governance.- Chapter14: Womens Quota Panchayats to Parliament A New Chapter in Indias Democratic Journey.- Chapter15: Influence of Member of Parliament over Local Government and its Implications Insights from Bangladesh.- Chapter16: Dentralization Dialogue A Bibliometric Exploration of Governance and Civic Dynamics in South Asia.- Part V Democratic Local Governance and Citizen Participation.- Chapter17: Local Governance and Citizen Participation The Role of Decentralization in Strengthening Democracy in South Asia.- Chapter18: Empowering Communities Unpacking the Role of ICT in Decentralization A Case Study of Bangladeshs Union Digital Centre Initiative.- Chapter19 :Learning from History The Journey of Decentralization in Pakistan.- Chapter20: The Role of Standing Committees in Local Governance Challenges and Opportunities for Development in Rural Bangladesh.- Chapter21: Governing the Grassroots Evaluating the Dynamics of Panchayati Raj Institutions in India.- Part VI Epilogue.- Chapter22: Conclusion Decentralization in South Asia Progress and Pitfalls.