Governing locally : institutions, policies and implementation in Indian cities / Babu Jacob, Suraj Jacob.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacob, Babu, author.

Jacob, Suraj, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--India.

Local government.

Municipal services--India.

Municipal services.

Decentralization in government--India.

Decentralization in government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 293 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

India and other countries chose a decentralised mode of delivering public services through elected local governments for increasing public welfare. However, great expectations of effective services, increased accountability and people's participation were widely belied in practice. Based on field research in cities of Gujarat, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, the book is a detailed examination of how state and local governments function and why decentralisation outcomes vary considerably. It locates the primary reason in governance practices that compromised autonomy and capacity of urban local governments. The book demonstrates that despite a constitutional mandate for decentralised governance, policy implementation got derailed in processes threading through laws, rules, and administrative actions. It shows how habitual practices create hidden institutional rigidities that thwart policy moves despite good intentions and democratic legitimacy. The book also discusses how to navigate policy to skirt hidden threats to successful implementation.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Aug 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-009-03234-8

1-108-93594-X

OCLC:

1273973608