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Comparative analysis of local self government / Ambika Prasad Verma.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Delhi. Manglam Publishers & Distributors; 2017.Edition: 1st ed. 2017Description: 337 p . ; hardbound 14x22cmISBN:
  • 978-93-82816-43-0
DDC classification:
  • 23 320.809554 VER
Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Local self-Government in South Asian countries 3. History of self Government in India 4. Meaning, Nature and scope of local Governments 5. The importance of local self government 6. Local bodies 7. Local self Governance and democratization 8. Three tier system of Governance in rural India 9. Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat 10. Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad 11. Panchayati Raj reforms 12. Local Governments and Decentralised planning 13. Devolution of powers 14. Urban local self Government 15. Challenges for Urban local Governments in INdia 16. Summary and conclusions
Summary: The book provides an analysis of local government in South Asian countries; their evolution from the colonial period to present, and recent steps towards democratisation, decentralization, debureaucratization and fiscal autonomy. Most of these countries share a common colonial legacy and an administrative framework inherited from the British, yet, their paths to nation-building and political development have been quite deverse. This analysis is a historical document on the birth and evolution of local-self government. It depicts the change patterns and practical implications of the local governance in India.
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1. Introduction
2. Local self-Government in South Asian countries
3. History of self Government in India
4. Meaning, Nature and scope of local Governments
5. The importance of local self government
6. Local bodies
7. Local self Governance and democratization
8. Three tier system of Governance in rural India
9. Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat
10. Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad
11. Panchayati Raj reforms
12. Local Governments and Decentralised planning
13. Devolution of powers
14. Urban local self Government
15. Challenges for Urban local Governments in INdia
16. Summary and conclusions

The book provides an analysis of local government in South Asian countries; their evolution from the colonial period to present, and recent steps towards democratisation, decentralization, debureaucratization and fiscal autonomy. Most of these countries share a common colonial legacy and an administrative framework inherited from the British, yet, their paths to nation-building and political development have been quite deverse. This analysis is a historical document on the birth and evolution of local-self government. It depicts the change patterns and practical implications of the local governance in India.

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