Decentralised Democracy in India: Gandhi's Vision and Reality - 9781138285774

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gandhi's attitude to the state and keeping it in check -- 3 Democratising the polity through decentralisation in Gandhi's vision -- 4 Decentralised democracy in India's history till independence -- 5 After independence -- 6 A critical review of the present Panchayati Raj I: deepening democracy and development outcomes -- 7 A critical review of the present Panchayati Raj II: inclusiveness and environmental orientation -- 8 Panchayati Raj system in Karnataka: evolution and performance -- 9 Local democracy and gram panchayats in Karnataka: field insights -- 10 Decentralised democracy in an urban setting -- 11 Towards a deeper democracy -- Annexure 1 -- Annexure 2 -- References -- Index

• | Author: M. V. Nadkarni, N. Sivanna, Lavanya Suresh
• | Publisher: Routledge India
• | Publication Date: Aug 01, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 438 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138285773
• | ISBN-13: 9781138285774