About the Book: Local Governance In India
Local Governance in India draws on the basic theoretical and practical aspects
of localizing governance and illuminates how local governance unfolds in India.
To help comprehend relevant issues contextually, the book focuses on the
historical, socio-economic and political milieus, and draws extensively on
examples and cases from India. By understanding local governance in the wider
political scenario, it also endeavours to reconceptualize local governance in
India as integral to the countrys macro politics. The book offers a broad
analysis of specific programmes, such as MGNREGA, and structures of governance
at the grass-roots level, thereby providing insights into relatively
less-discussed aspects and helps