Author: Krishan Kumar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Contents Include : Introduction; Democracy : Genesis And Development; Social And Cultural Aspects Of Village Life; Economic Aspects Of Village Life; Self-Governing System Of Village : An Experience In Direct Democracy; The Impact Of Modernity On Village Life; An Evaluation Of The Experience In Direct Democracy Of Village; Bibliography.
Direct Democracy and Village Governance
Author: Krishan Kumar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Contents Include : Introduction; Democracy : Genesis And Development; Social And Cultural Aspects Of Village Life; Economic Aspects Of Village Life; Self-Governing System Of Village : An Experience In Direct Democracy; The Impact Of Modernity On Village Life; An Evaluation Of The Experience In Direct Democracy Of Village; Bibliography.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Contents Include : Introduction; Democracy : Genesis And Development; Social And Cultural Aspects Of Village Life; Economic Aspects Of Village Life; Self-Governing System Of Village : An Experience In Direct Democracy; The Impact Of Modernity On Village Life; An Evaluation Of The Experience In Direct Democracy Of Village; Bibliography.
Democracy at the Local Level
Author: Timothy D. Sisk
Publisher: International IDEA
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
In today's globalising world, there is growing emphasis on local democracy. More than ever, cities need new ideas for ways of managing the political challenges and opportunities that arise from increased urbanisation and globalisation. Governing effectively at the local level is all the more urgent as vigorous local civic engagement builds the foundation for a strong and more enduring national-level democracy. Organised into six chapters and written by experts from around the world this handbook offers: practical suggestions for designing systems of local governance; principles and policies for managing culturally diverse cities; choices for enhancing local elections and representative democracy; options for expanding citizen participation; recommendations for the international community for enhancing local democracy.
Publisher: International IDEA
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
In today's globalising world, there is growing emphasis on local democracy. More than ever, cities need new ideas for ways of managing the political challenges and opportunities that arise from increased urbanisation and globalisation. Governing effectively at the local level is all the more urgent as vigorous local civic engagement builds the foundation for a strong and more enduring national-level democracy. Organised into six chapters and written by experts from around the world this handbook offers: practical suggestions for designing systems of local governance; principles and policies for managing culturally diverse cities; choices for enhancing local elections and representative democracy; options for expanding citizen participation; recommendations for the international community for enhancing local democracy.
Tamed Village “Democracy”
Author: Guohui Wang
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642540589
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Wang's book offers an empirically rich and conceptually nuanced analysis of how local state agents maintain control over village self-governance in China. His careful analysis of primary documents enables him to explicate the formal mechanisms used by members of the local state to influence village affairs. Meanwhile, his rigorous and fascinating ethnographic data enable him to elucidate the manifold ways in which informal clientelist ties between local state officials and village elites permit the former to exert control. Overall, this excellent book powerfully demonstrates the need for scholars to go beyond attention to election processes when evaluating what village democracy means in a Chinese context. It is a must-read for all serious scholars of Chinese politics and society. —Rachel Murphy, University of Oxford Guohui Wang's highly original, in-depth case research vividly reveals the dynamics of contemporary Chinese village politics. By combining abundant empirical data with close observation as an "insider," his book illustrates the processes and consequences of transplanting 'democracy' into rural Chinese society. Particularly for those in the West who are keen on understanding the ongoing transformation of rural China, this book is a rich and revealing source. —Shukai Zhao, Development Research Center of the State Council, P.R. China
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642540589
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Wang's book offers an empirically rich and conceptually nuanced analysis of how local state agents maintain control over village self-governance in China. His careful analysis of primary documents enables him to explicate the formal mechanisms used by members of the local state to influence village affairs. Meanwhile, his rigorous and fascinating ethnographic data enable him to elucidate the manifold ways in which informal clientelist ties between local state officials and village elites permit the former to exert control. Overall, this excellent book powerfully demonstrates the need for scholars to go beyond attention to election processes when evaluating what village democracy means in a Chinese context. It is a must-read for all serious scholars of Chinese politics and society. —Rachel Murphy, University of Oxford Guohui Wang's highly original, in-depth case research vividly reveals the dynamics of contemporary Chinese village politics. By combining abundant empirical data with close observation as an "insider," his book illustrates the processes and consequences of transplanting 'democracy' into rural Chinese society. Particularly for those in the West who are keen on understanding the ongoing transformation of rural China, this book is a rich and revealing source. —Shukai Zhao, Development Research Center of the State Council, P.R. China
Rural Development and Village Democracy
Author: B. K. Prasad
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788126119738
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The 73Rd Constitutional Amendment In 1993 For The First Time Provided A Statutory Imperative For The Establishment Of Gram Sabhas In Rural India. All The State Governments, Conforming To The Provision, Accordingly Provided For Gram Sabha In Their Respective Panchayati Raj Acts. / This Was A Major Step In The Legal Empowerment Of Gram Sabha. Conceptually, It Was Generally Considered As The Assembly Of All Registered Voters Of A Village Panchayat, Or A Group Of Villages. The Underlying Assumption Is That The Institution Of Gram Sabha At The Village Level Would Ensure Direct Democracy With Optimum Community Participation, Transparency And Accountability. In A Way, It Was A Leap Forward To Translate The Concept Of Gram Swaraja Of Mahatma Gandhi Into Reality.Recognizing The Essence Of Participatory Democracy At Village Level, The Government Of India Declared The Year 1999-2000 As The Year Of Gram Sabha To Set The Process Of Decentralized Democracy In Motion, With Human Development As The Core Objective Of Planning. This Signified The Importance And Potential With Which The Institution Has To Serve As The Basic Unit Of Village Governance And Could Be The Most Effective Mechanism To Involve People In Planning, Implementing And Overseeing The Village Development Activities. It Is Hoped That The Present Volume Will Be Helpful In Crystalysing Our Strategy For Rural Development Through Strengthening Village Democracy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788126119738
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The 73Rd Constitutional Amendment In 1993 For The First Time Provided A Statutory Imperative For The Establishment Of Gram Sabhas In Rural India. All The State Governments, Conforming To The Provision, Accordingly Provided For Gram Sabha In Their Respective Panchayati Raj Acts. / This Was A Major Step In The Legal Empowerment Of Gram Sabha. Conceptually, It Was Generally Considered As The Assembly Of All Registered Voters Of A Village Panchayat, Or A Group Of Villages. The Underlying Assumption Is That The Institution Of Gram Sabha At The Village Level Would Ensure Direct Democracy With Optimum Community Participation, Transparency And Accountability. In A Way, It Was A Leap Forward To Translate The Concept Of Gram Swaraja Of Mahatma Gandhi Into Reality.Recognizing The Essence Of Participatory Democracy At Village Level, The Government Of India Declared The Year 1999-2000 As The Year Of Gram Sabha To Set The Process Of Decentralized Democracy In Motion, With Human Development As The Core Objective Of Planning. This Signified The Importance And Potential With Which The Institution Has To Serve As The Basic Unit Of Village Governance And Could Be The Most Effective Mechanism To Involve People In Planning, Implementing And Overseeing The Village Development Activities. It Is Hoped That The Present Volume Will Be Helpful In Crystalysing Our Strategy For Rural Development Through Strengthening Village Democracy.
Oral Democracy
Author: Vijayendra Rao
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107019745
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Studies citizens' deliberation on governance and development in Indian democracy, and the influence of state policy and literacy, analysing three hundred village assemblies. This title is also available as Open Access.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107019745
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Studies citizens' deliberation on governance and development in Indian democracy, and the influence of state policy and literacy, analysing three hundred village assemblies. This title is also available as Open Access.
Decentralized Democratic Governance in New Millennium
Author: U. B. Singh
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788180695407
Category : Decentralization in government
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788180695407
Category : Decentralization in government
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Strengthening Village Democracy
Author: R. C. Choudhury
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
The Long March of Village Democracy
Author: Michael Jud
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780494852309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780494852309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Foundations for Local Governance
Author: Fumihiko Saito
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3790820067
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Successful reforms need coherent approaches in which a range of stakeholders are willing to share responsibilities and resources in order to achieve the ultimate outcome of poverty reduction in developing countries. This book provides a framework to access intended outcomes generated by decentralization measures implemented in Asian and African countries. It is based on comparative analyses of different experiences of decentralization measures in six developing countries.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3790820067
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Successful reforms need coherent approaches in which a range of stakeholders are willing to share responsibilities and resources in order to achieve the ultimate outcome of poverty reduction in developing countries. This book provides a framework to access intended outcomes generated by decentralization measures implemented in Asian and African countries. It is based on comparative analyses of different experiences of decentralization measures in six developing countries.
Mutual Empowerment of State and Peasantry
Author: Xu Wang
Publisher: Nova Biomedical Books
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This new and timely book addresses a series of questions regarding one of the most important political developments in contemporary China: the state-led democratic practice of village self-government in rural areas. Why would an authoritarian state promote grassroots democratic reform? To what extent has this reform changed the local power structures, grassroots governance, and state-peasant relations? What would be the implications of this grassroots democratic reform for China's democratisation in the long run? This book examines the origins, process, and impact of this paradoxical political development and explores the dynamics of political change and mutually transforming relations between the state and society in Post-Mao China. It argues that the practice of village self-government was promoted by the Chinese party-state to cope with the dual crises of legitimacy and governability it had faced in the countryside after a decade of rural economic reforms.
Publisher: Nova Biomedical Books
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This new and timely book addresses a series of questions regarding one of the most important political developments in contemporary China: the state-led democratic practice of village self-government in rural areas. Why would an authoritarian state promote grassroots democratic reform? To what extent has this reform changed the local power structures, grassroots governance, and state-peasant relations? What would be the implications of this grassroots democratic reform for China's democratisation in the long run? This book examines the origins, process, and impact of this paradoxical political development and explores the dynamics of political change and mutually transforming relations between the state and society in Post-Mao China. It argues that the practice of village self-government was promoted by the Chinese party-state to cope with the dual crises of legitimacy and governability it had faced in the countryside after a decade of rural economic reforms.