Decentralisation in Contemporary India: Status, Issues and the Way Forward

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgements
Part I Introduction
	Chapter 1 Working of decentralised governance in contemporary India
Part II Mechanisms to facilitate people’s participation and women empowerment
	Chapter 2 Are citizens participating in Grama Sabha to improve service delivery?: Evidence from Karnataka
	Chapter 3 A quarter-century of the Women Component Plan at the rural grassroots level in Kerala: A case study of Mutholy Grama Panchayat
Part III Fiscal decentralisation
	Chapter 4 Fiscal decentralisation at the sub-state level in India: A study of Karnataka State
	Chapter 5 Issues in fiscal decentralisation in Chhattisgarh State: A study
Part IV Sectoral aspects of decentralisation
	Chapter 6 Peace-building and economic development through decentralisation: A case study of conflict-affected Jammu and Kashmir
	Chapter 7 Landslides, decentralised government, and the MGNREGS: A study in Sikkim and Darjeeling
	Chapter 8 Decentralised delivery of school education: Evidence from Karnataka
	Chapter 9 Is decentralised planning a success or failure?: Case of rural water supply in Kerala
	Chapter 10 Functioning of Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSC) and sustainability of community-led water projects: An exploratory study of some tribal villages in Odisha State
Part V Urban decentralisation
	Chapter 11 Urban decentralisation and local governance in the context of urban centralisation: Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
	Chapter 12 Citizens’ participation in local governance: A study of Residents Welfare Associations in Delhi
Index