Local Democracy and Development
Local Democracy and Development

Author: T. M. Thomas Isaac

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780742516076

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In this definitive history, a key figure in the People's Campaign in Kerala provides a unique insider's account of one of the world's most extensive and successful experiments in decentralization. Launched in 1996, the campaign mobilized over 3 million of Kerala's 30 million people and resulted in bottom-up development planning in all 1,052 of its villages and urban neighborhoods. The authors tell a powerful story of mass mobilization and innovation as bureaucratic opposition was overcome, corruption and cynicism were rooted out, and parliamentary democracy prevailed. Considering both the theoretical and applied significance of the campaign in the context both of India's development since independence and of recent international debates about decentralization, civil society, and empowerment, the book provides invaluable lessons for sustainable development worldwide.

Decentralisation in Contemporary India
Decentralisation in Contemporary India

Author: D. Rajasekhar

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2021-09-28

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 100046167X

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This volume examines the process of decentralisation in India since the 1992 legislation which devolved powers to local government bodies to ensure greater participation in local governance and planning. It studies the functioning of gram sabhas, panchayats, school development committees, water supply and sanitation committees, Residents Welfare Associations, and rural development schemes like the MGNREGS, analysing their effectiveness and tracing the political, administrative, and fiscal powers the local government wields. With case studies from different Indian states, the book examines the functioning of local governance mechanisms and institutions in relation to crucial issues such as citizen participation, the participation of women and disadvantaged groups, fiscal decentralisation, peace-building, economic development, and education, among others. Comprehensive and insightful, this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of development studies, political science, public policy, governance studies, regional development, political economy, political sociology, public administration, and South Asian studies, especially those focusing on India.

Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting
Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting

Author: Cecilia Ng

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-11-17

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 3319244965

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This unique book focuses on the hybridization of grassroots participation in planning, implementing, and developing gender-responsive budgeting. It explores the possibilities for gender sensitive budgeting when implemented using techniques that have been popularized by participatory governance activists. A combination of the two allows for a whole new way of ensuring public budgets are used equitably.

Kerala Development Report
Kerala Development Report

Author: India. Planning Commission

Publisher: Academic Foundation

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9788171885947

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Full of data on various sectors and issues--among them finance, tourism, foreign trade, agriculture, and governance--this report on the state of Kerala is designed to benefit businesses, NGOs, and policy makers. While Kerala has a strong economy and is India's most literate state, areas such as human rights and the treatment of women and minorities leave room for improvement. This extensive reference discusses the constraints and challenges faced by Kerala and provides a blueprint for its socioeconomic progress.

Planning and Decentralization
Planning and Decentralization

Author: Victoria A. Beard

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-06-04

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1134120648

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The first in-depth study of the impact of economic and political decentralization on planning practice in developing economies, this innovative volume, using original case study research by leading experts drawn from diverse fields of inquiry, from planning to urban studies, geography and economics, explores the dramatic transformation that decentralization implies in responsibilities of the local planning and governance structures. It examines a range of key issues, including: public and private finance local leadership and electoral issues planning in post-conflict societies. Offering unique insights into how planning has changed in specific countries, paying particular attention to South East Asian economies, India and South Africa, this excellent volume is an invaluable resource for researchers, graduate students and planners interested in urban planning in its international political and economic context.

Participatory Decentralised Governance and Women Empowerment
Participatory Decentralised Governance and Women Empowerment

Author: Rajiv Sen

Publisher: Educreation Publishing

Published: 2019-09-17

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13:

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The present study tries to identify and measure the level of women participation in the grassroots democratic institutions. We try to make an objective assessment of the kind, nature and extent of participation in these grassroots democratic institutions, particularly that of women so that a generalization could be drawn as to the operational aspect of the ‘Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)’ and as to the feasibility of this novel institution to become a model to be to be replicated.