Overview

This work looks at the impact of decentralization on local governance arrangements and citizen participation in urban democracy processes in India. To analyse the various issues, it includes case studies from the major cities throughout the country. New Forms of Urban Governance in India: Shifts, Models, Networks and Contestations examines how local governments work together with other actors in governing mega cities in India, especially in view of globalization and internal transformation processes. It analyses whether new forms of governance open up opportunities for more participatory urban governance and improved service delivery, with positive implications for poor groups in the cities. The articles in the collection deal with two major processes—bringing the government closer to citizens through decentralization, and working with private sector and civil society groups in providing urban services. Participation of the rich and the poor in local democratic processes, and the relations between local and city planning are focussed. Students and academics involved in Urban Studies, Economics and Development Studies and the study of Local Governance will find the work valuable.

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Author:   Isa S A Baud ,  J De Wit
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9788178299051

ISBN 10:   8178299054
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   28 January 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Shifts in Urban Governance: Raising the Questions - I S A Baud and J de Wit PART ONE: MODELS AND INSTRUMENTS IN URBAN DECENTRALIZATION Urban Governance in India-Spotlight on Mumbai - M Pinto Urban Decentralization in Indian Cities: Assessing the Performance of Neighbourhood Level Wards Committees - J De Wit, N Nainan and S Palnitkar Institutionalizing People′s Participation in Urban Governance: An Inter-city Perspective of War Committees in West Bengal - A Ghosh and M Mitra Negotiating for Participation: Decentralization and NGOs in Mumbai, India - N Nainan and I S A Baud PART TWO: MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ARRANGEMENTS IN PUBLIC SERVICES Governance in Urban Environmental Management: Comparing Accountability and Performance in Multi-stakeholder Arrangements in South India - I S A Baud and R Dhanalakshmi Law, Urban Policies and the Role of Intermediaries in Delhi - I Milbert New Management Tools for Mumbai′s Solid Waste Management (SWM) - S Redkar Partnerships in Action: A People′s View - A Bhide New Forms of Governance in Hyderabad: How Urban Reforms are Redefining Actors in the City - L Kennedy PART THREE: CONTESTATIONS AND URBAN GOVERNANCE New Forms of Contestation and Cooperation in Indian Urban Governance - N Sridharan The Courts and the Squatter Settlements in Delhi-or the Intervention of the Judiciary in Urban ′Governance′ - V Dupont and U Ramanathan Urban Governance-Whose Ball Game is it? - A Adarkar Consolidated Bibliography Index

Reviews

a very good read. The insights are both timely and critical. They raise important questions not only about the changing nature of local governance, but more importantly about issues of equity and justice in the changing governance regime.</p>--Vision

This is a very important book and needs to be read with an open mind primarily by India's urban planners...It is also a mirror which highlights the immense paucity of research in this field in our country. Ideally it should spur the government to partner the academe in initiating long-term research projects which yield evidence of this nature. Above all, the book reminds a range of stakeholders that India's urban reform movement is without a champion, or at least a coalition of champions, and the disastrous direction of urban development and management is unlikely to change unless at least this one step is taken. -- The Book Review This book...is timely. Divided into three sections, it examines different patterns of governance, the role of non-state actors and contestations and urban governance... Books like this can help take the discussion forward. -- Business World This book evokes...much interest. It is an informative compilation of papers written by Indian and foreign scholars after some research and analysis. -- The Hindu The compilation is a powerful critique of the governance paradigm that tends to interpret governance independent of its socio-economic and political surroundings... By seeking to conceptualise the dialectics between the structure and the environment, New Forms of Urban Governance in India stands apart and this is what makes the volume theoretically enriching and intellectually provocative. -- The Pioneer The book presents a clear articulation on the subject. Cases demonstrated by the authors portray a genuine picture of the urban landscape in India, where the underprivileged citizens are struggling to avail quality basic services.... It's a useful resource for practitioners, researchers and students of urban governance and planning. -- Governance Knowledge Centre a very good read. The insights are both timely and critical. They raise important questions not only about the changing nature of local governance, but more importantly about issues of equity and justice in the changing governance regime. -- Vision

a very good read. The insights are both timely and critical. They raise important questions not only about the changing nature of local governance, but more importantly about issues of equity and justice in the changing governance regime.--Vision

Author Information

I.S.A. Baud is Professor of International Development Studies, heading the programme of Livelihoods, Environment and Governance at the University of Amsterdam and vice-president of European Association of Development Institutes (EADI). Her main interests focus on urban environmental management, civil society and new governance networks. Her recent publications include Solid Waste Management and Recycling: Actors, Partnerships and Policies in Hyderabad, India and Nairobi, Kenya (co-edited by Johan Post and Christine Furedy), by Kluwer (now Springer), an article on research partnerships entitled ‘The role of research and knowledge generation in collective action and urban governance: How can researchers act as catalysts?’ (with M.A. Hordijk) in Habitat International (2005) and the article ‘Learning from the South; Placing Governance in International Development Studies’. J. de Wit is an anthropologist teaching Public Policy and Development Management at the Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands. He has been and is engaged in various capacity building programmes in India, Namibia and Vietnam. His recent publications include various articles on his key interests—urban poverty alleviation, decentralization, (local) governance and community dynamics. The publications include Initial Assessment of Decentralisation in India: Administrative and Political Dimensions (Gamsberg McMillan, 2003); Supporting Decentralised Urban Governance: Training Women Municipal Councillors in Mumbai, India (with B. Holzner, ISS, 2003) and The Rise and Decline of an Urban Poverty Unit in the Dutch Ministry of Development Cooperation (Ashgate, 2002).

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