Integrating the third tier in the Indian federal system : two decades of rural local governance

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Integrating the third tier in the Indian federal system : two decades of rural local governance

Atul Sarma, Debabani Chakravarty

Palgrave Macmillan, c2018

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This book discusses the evolution of the third tier of the Indian federal system, with a focus on rural local governance (commonly known as Panchayati Raj) against the backdrop of important theoretical and empirical literature on the relevance and effectiveness of service delivery in the decentralized system. It evaluates the quintessence of the functioning of the Panchayati Raj in the past two decades of its existence. This pioneering book also discusses the treatment of the third-tier government in the inter-governmental fiscal transfer framework and the delineation of the unique institution of local self-government in the Northeastern Indian States. In the light of the loosely evolved fiscal relations between three levels of government, it has been observed that local self-governments in the bottom tier have not been truly empowered yet. The book argues in favor of integrating the third-tier government into the Indian federal system and suggests how this could be achieved.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.- Abbreviations.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Economics of Decentralization.- Chapter 3 Evolution of Panchayati Raj in India.- Chapter 4 Unique Institution of Local Self Government in the Northeast.- Chapter 5 Design of the Panchayati Raj.- Chapter 6 Two Decades of Panchayati Raj.- Chapter 7 Third-tier Government in Inter-governmental Fiscal Transfer Framework.- Chapter 8 Towards Integrating Third-tier in Indian Federal System.

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  • NCID
    BB27735042
  • ISBN
    • 9789811056246
  • LCCN
    2017949728
  • Country Code
    si
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    [Singapore]
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 174 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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