Governing Locally: Institutions, Policies and Implementation in Indian Cities

ISBN-13: 9781108832342 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 250 str.

Suraj Jacob; Babu Jacob

Opis

Studies how habits of governance create institutional rigidities that dislodge law-given local autonomy to improve urban public services.

Recenzje

'In simple and uncomplicated words, this book is path-breaking. Unlike rural panchayats, urban local self governance in India is understudied. By focusing on Trivandrum and Surat, among other things, this book gives us a deep understanding of why city governments function so differently in India. Counter-intuitive insights, especially about Kerala, abound. Urban India will become bigger and bigger in the coming years. Read this book to understand what is at stake!' Ashutosh Varshney, Brown University, USA

Spis treści

Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Tables; List of Figures; Glossary; Abbreviations; Part I. Background: Chapter 1. Two Cities; Chapter 2. Approach and Argument; Part II. Local Capacity: Chapter 3. Running City Governments; Chapter 4. Organising City Governments; Part III. Accountability: Chapter 5. State-Local Relations; Chapter 6. Participation in City Governments; Part IV. Institutions, Policies and Implementation: Chapter 7. Theorising Decentralisation; Chapter 8. Governing Locally: Institutions and Policies; Chapter 9. Implementing 'Governing Locally'; References; Index.