Challenges to Local Governance in the Pandemic Era
Challenges to Local Governance in the Pandemic Era

Author: John S. Moolakkattu

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2022-03-18

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1527581756

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the question of local governance and inter-governmental coordination to the centre of public administration. There is a general feeling across the world that the local government space is critical in managing pandemics. This volume is a collection of articles on the experiences of the local governments in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the focus is on South Asia, especially India, it also provides perspectives on Europe, Africa and Latin America. The book will appeal to researchers, policy makers and practitioners who are interested in the interface between public health and local governance, particularly during emergencies. It also provides clues about the design of sustainable policy and governance, including the type of intergovernmental relations that should emerge in the post-COVID situation.

Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa
Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa

Author: Richard C. Crook

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998-12-03

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780521636476

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This book is an in-depth empirical study of four Asian and African attempts to create democratic, decentralised local governments in the late 1980s and 1990s. The case studies of Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Karnataka (India) and Bangladesh focus upon the enhancement of participation; accountability between people, politicians and bureaucrats; and, most importantly, on whether governmental performance actually improved in comparison with previous forms of administration. The book is systematically comparative, and based upon extensive popular surveys and local field work. It makes an important contribution to current debates in the development literature on whether 'good governance' and decentralisation can provide more responsive and effective services for the mass of the population - the poor and disadvantaged who live in the rural areas.

Indian Local Government
Indian Local Government

Author: B. S. Bhargava

Publisher: Calcutta : Minerva

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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Essays on different aspects of rural and urban government in India.