{"product_id":"governing-locally-institutions-policies-and-implementation-in-indian-cities-hardback-9781108832342","title":"Governing Locally; Institutions, Policies and Implementation in Indian Cities (Hardback) 9781108832342","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGoverning Locally\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInstitutions, Policies and Implementation in Indian Cities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudies how habits of governance create institutional rigidities that dislodge law-given local autonomy to improve urban public services.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBabu Jacob (Author), Suraj Jacob (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108832342, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 February 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In simple and uncomplicated words, this book is path-breaking. Unlike rural panchayats, urban local self governance in India is understudied. By focusing on Trivandrum and Surat, among other things, this book gives us a deep understanding of why city governments function so differently in India. Counter-intuitive insights, especially about Kerala, abound. Urban India will become bigger and bigger in the coming years. Read this book to understand what is at stake!' Ashutosh Varshney, Brown University, USA\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIndia and other countries chose a decentralised mode of delivering public services through elected local governments for increasing public welfare. However, great expectations of effective services, increased accountability and people's participation were widely belied in practice. Based on field research in cities of Gujarat, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, the book is a detailed examination of how state and local governments function and why decentralisation outcomes vary considerably. It locates the primary reason in governance practices that compromised autonomy and capacity of urban local governments. The book demonstrates that despite a constitutional mandate for decentralised governance, policy implementation got derailed in processes threading through laws, rules, and administrative actions. It shows how habitual practices create hidden institutional rigidities that thwart policy moves despite good intentions and democratic legitimacy. The book also discusses how to navigate policy to skirt hidden threats to successful implementation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Background: Chapter 1. Two Cities\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Approach and Argument\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Local Capacity: Chapter 3. Running City Governments\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Organising City Governments\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Accountability: Chapter 5. State-Local Relations\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Participation in City Governments\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Institutions, Policies and Implementation: Chapter 7. Theorising Decentralisation\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Governing Locally: Institutions and Policies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Implementing 'Governing Locally'\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Regional government policies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Regional government policies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Regional%20government%20policies%20%5BJPRB%5D%22\"\u003eJPRB\u003c\/a\u003e], Regional government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Regional government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Regional%20government%20%5BJPR%5D%22\"\u003eJPR\u003c\/a\u003e], Public administration [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Public administration\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Public%20administration%20%5BJPP%5D%22\"\u003eJPP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266423443736,"sku":"9781108832342","price":68.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108832342i_69fb45c5-698e-491f-8c82-6dceea111146.jpg?v=1696727109","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/governing-locally-institutions-policies-and-implementation-in-indian-cities-hardback-9781108832342","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}