Lalita Chandrashekhar

Undermining Local Democracy

Parallel Governance in Contemporary South India

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Produktbeschreibung

This study examines the implications of the model of development sought to be introduced in India through the governance reforms of the early 1990s - a model that bypasses Panchayat Raj institutions, resulting in a majority of the population being left outside the purview of development.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 147mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780415597470
• ISBN-10: 0415597471
• Artikelnr.: 30883222

Autorenporträt

Lalita Chandrashekhar holds a doctorate in sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and is an independent researcher and scholar.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables. List of Figures. List of Abbreviations. Foreword. Preface.
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Local Government in India 3. Panchayat
Raj in India 4. Parallel Bodies 5. Parastatal Bodies in Karnataka 6. The
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 7. Watershed Development 8. Societies Galore 9.
Conclusion. Bibliography. About the Author. Index