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020			_a9781032055145
082			_a320.454049 _bRAJ
245			_aHandbook of decentralised governance and development in India
260			_bRoutledge _aOxan _c2023
300			_axv, 344 p.
365			_aINR _b1595.00
520			_aThis handbook examines 25 years of decentralised governance and development in India. It provides a historical overview of developments since the introduction of decentralisation reforms (73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts) and critically assesses the measures initiated to strengthen decentralised institutions and deepen grassroots democracy. It also discusses the status of service delivery and identifies the issues and challenges involved in achieving development at the local level. The volume studies themes such as the devolution of powers in India, administrative and fiscal decentralisation, decentralised planning, Panchayats in scheduled areas, the sociological aspects of decentralisation, caste, gender and local democracy, capacity building, ICT for local governance, urban local governance, workfare and decentralisation, and decentralised natural resource management. It also looks at Panchayati Raj institutions from a Gandhian perspective. The first of its kind, this handbook will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of decentralisation and development, development studies, fiscal decentralisation, political studies, political sociology, Indian politics, Indian government, public policy and governance, political economy, South Asian studies, and South Asian politics. (https://www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-Decentralised-Governance-and-Development-in-India/Rajasekhar/p/book/9781032055145)
650			_aDecentralisation -- Social aspects _916575
650			_aRural development -- Political aspects _916576
650			_aDecentralization in government -- India _916577
700			_aRajasekhar, D. _914569
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