Undermining local democracy : parallel governance in contemporary South India / Lalita Chandrashekhar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chandrashekhar, Lalita, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--India--Karnataka.

Local government.

Panchayat--India--Karnataka.

Panchayat.

Democracy--India--Karnataka.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on Karnataka in India, this study examines the implications of the model of development sought to be introduced in the entire country through the governance reforms of the post-1991 period - a model that bypasses Panchayat Raj institutions (PRIs), resulting in a majority of the population being left outside the purview of development.These changes in governance resulted in, among other things, the prolific growth of NGOs in the country, particularly in Karnataka. Explaining how community-based organizations (CBOs) set up by these NGOs have made their way into rural Karnataka

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Diagrams, Figure and Table; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Local Government in India; Local Self-Government; Local Government during British Rule; Panchayats in Independent India; The 73rd Amendment; Recent Challenges to PRIs; Notes; 3. Panchayat Raj in Karnataka; History of Panchayat Raj through its Acts; The 1983 Act; The 1993 Act; MLAs and DCs as Power Centres in the District; Pressure from the Centre and Multilateral Institutions; The Ground Reality

Community-based Organizations (CBOs)The Gram Panchayat (GP); Notes; 4. Parallel Bodies; The Kerala Example; The Case of Andhra Pradesh; The Other States; Notes; 5. Parastatal Bodies in Karnataka; Parastatal Institutions; Boards and Corporations; Notes; 6. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan; The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA); SSA in Mission Mode; (i) Bypassing of Political Institutions and Processes; At the ZP level; At the TP Level; At the GP Level; A One-sided Relationship; The Role of NGOs; (ii) A Redeployed Bureaucracy; (iii) Parallel Fund Flows; Notes; 7. Watershed Development; Watershed Development

ParticipationSustainability; Equality; Links with PRIs; Altering the Structure of the Watershed Development Department (WDD); The Parthasarathy Committee Report; Notes; 8. Societies Galore!; The Health Sector; Social Welfare; Department of Women and Children Development (DWCD); The Forest Sector; Drinking Water Supply; VWSC - Panchayat Linkage; The Housing Sector; Tank Rehabilitation Scheme; State-level Institutions; District-level Institutions; Village-level Institutions; Fund Flow; Notes; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-138-66277-1

1-315-81601-6

1-317-80935-1

1-317-80936-X

9781315816012

OCLC:

874562936