Fragile Urban Governance: Evolution, Decline, and Empowerment of Local Self-Government in India

ISBN-13: 9781138343450 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 384 str.

Gangadhar Jha

Opis

Urbanization is giving rise to vibrant and volatile urban India as engine of economic activities that contributes to national economic growth. The urban local self-government (ULSG) is struggling to provide efficient, effective, inclusive and responsive urban services. Most ULSGs are too fragile to perform the mandated functions for enhancing the quality of life and making cities and towns livable.
The book traces evolution of ULSGs, its decline after Independence, and steps taken to strengthen them.
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Spis treści

1. Urban Local Government: Its Role and Evolution 2. Urban Local Government in Post-Independent Period  3. Decentralisation and Empowerment of Urban Local Self-Government The Constitution Amendment  4. State Municipal Laws in the Post-74th Constitution Amendment Regime 5. Views of Constitution Review Commission and Second Administrative Reforms Commission 6. Implementation of 74th Constitution Amendment 7. Empowerment of Urban Local Self-Government: The Options 8. Strengthening Urban Local Self-Government: Organisational Capacity Development

O autorze

Gangadhar Jha has been a member of the faculty of the Centre for Urban Studies of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, Professor at the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and Principal Consultant and Director at IPE Global. He has been Economic Advisor to the first Delhi Finance Commission, Government of the National Territory of Delhi. He has also worked as Coordinator of the Indo-USAID collaborative FIRE-D Project at NIUA from 1996 to 2002.

Dr. Jha has written extensively on urban governance, municipal finance, institutional strengthening, capacity development and training. He has worked on these issues in Sri Lanka, Iraq, Bhutan, Indonesia, and Nepal besides India, on projects supported by multilateral and bilateral funding agencies.