Democratic Decentralization in India: Experiences, issues and challenges

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E. Venkatesu (E. Venkatesu, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India.)

Democratic Decentralization in India

Experiences, issues and challenges

E. Venkatesu (E. Venkatesu, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India.)

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Routledge India
15 June 2016

Regional studies; Society & culture: general; Sociology; Regional government

This book explores experiences, issues and challenges which have emerged since Constitutional status was granted to the local bodies at grassroots level in India in the early 1990s. Among other issues, it focuses on:

the contrasting political ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar on Panchayati Raj Institutions

the legal and constitutional provisions which were introduced through the 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts

the devolution process, status and challenges of democracy for local governmental bodies

empowerment of the women and lower castes through reservations in the local bodies

governance in Schedule V and VI tribal areas

Based on extensive fieldwork across India, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of political science, sociology, public administration as well as policymakers and civil society activists.

Edited by: E. Venkatesu (E. Venkatesu Assistant Professor Department of Political Science University of Hyderabad Gachibowli Hyderabad India.)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781138678811
ISBN 10: 1138678813
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 15 June 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

E. Venkatesu teaches in the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, India. He was member of faculty at the National Institute of Rural Development (2004–11) and was Research and Training Coordinator at the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (2000– 2004). He has published several books including Panchayats and Building of Model Villages (2013), Grassroots Politics in India (2008) and Democracy and Development: A Backward Classes Perspective (in Telugu, 2004).

Reviews for Democratic Decentralization in India: Experiences, issues and challenges

One of India's remarkable experiments after independence has been the mode of institutionalization of power to subserve self-rule at various levels of the polity. Concerns such as fairness, diversity and difference have been add-ons to it. There are many flaws in this endeavour but there are few today who deny its need. This volume documents this great experiment through specific case studies of many states, communities and concerns in India. Valerian Rodrigues, National Fellow, ICSSR and Professor (Retired), Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India ã This book brings together critical evaluations of the various contemporary issues and aspects of decentralized governance in India. This is particularly welcome as many of the authors are young and upcoming researchers in the field. Various chapters of the book throw light on the evolution of the institutions of democratic decentralization, recent legislation, and problems in making such institutions work by situating them in the actual social structures and political practice. K.C. Suri, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, India