1st Edition
Development Strategies and Governance in India Predicaments and Challenges
This volume traces India’s developmental strategies and governance systems from state-led to market-driven models over seven decades, highlighting the disconnect between the values enshrined in the Constitution and the governance of policies. It examines a broad spectrum of development approaches addressing deeply entrenched socio-economic issues including poverty, unemployment, food insecurity, inequalities, agriculture, technology, pandemics, marginalized communities, people's participation, decentralized governance, and the challenges in socio-economic program implementation.
Underscoring that policies require a clear purpose and trustworthy governance systems for empowering the marginalized, it points out that failures are primarily at the policy level due to a lack of ideological clarity, spurred by growth and welfare dilemmas. The volume further provides insights into India’s development and social transformation and serves as a resource for those engaged in the study or practice of policy-making.
This book is particularly valuable for students and researchers of development studies, economics, political economy, public policy, political studies, sociology, governance, and South Asian studies.
Part I: Development Strategies and Distortions Chapter 1: Navigating Development and Administrative Systems in India: Challenges and Complexities Chapter 2: Understanding Development Policies and Governance in India: An Overview Chapter 3: Strategies for Poverty Alleviation in India: Asset-Based, Wage-Oriented Policies, or Structural Reforms Chapter 4: Infrastructure and Development in India an Analysis Chapter 5: Technology, Organization Building and Rural Development: Challenges and Opportunities Chapter 6: India’s Agricultural Strategy in the Post-Economic Reform Era Chapter 7: Exploring Community Participation in Water Resource Management: An Analysis of Reforms in a South Indian State Chapter 8: The Grassroots Experience: Participatory Development in a South Indian State Part II: Decentralized Governance and Development of Weaker Sections Chapter 9: Politics and Administration at the District Level in India: A Comprehensive Exploration Chapter 10: Decentralization of Administration and Tackling Pandemics: A South Indian State’s Experience Chapter 11: Development Paradigms, Decentralization, and the Status of Marginalized Communities in India: Challenges and Progress Chapter 12: Special Agencies and Poverty-Alleviation Programs: IRDP in a South Indian State: Challenges and Successes Chapter 13: Food Security Policies and Governance in South Indian States: Inclusive Approach Chapter 14: Inclusive policies for Development of Other Backward Classes in a South Indian State: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities
Biography
Bala Ramulu Chinnala is Visiting Professor at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He was an Emeritus Fellow of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, and a National Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. Earlier, he was a faculty member of Public Administration at Kakatiya University, Telangana, India, for over three decades and served in various academic and administrative capacities. A recipient of several awards, he has also held several visiting fellowships. He has published seven books and 60 research papers in journals. His books include: ‘Marginalized Communities and Decentralized Institutions in India Exclusion and Inclusion Perspective’ (2021); ‘Governance of Food Security Policies in India’ (2016); ‘Technology and Rural Development’ (2000); ‘International Organizations and Rural Employment Programs in India: Emerging Trends’ (1999); ‘Development Strategies in India: Emerging Trends’ (coedited, 1993); ‘Public Policies: An Evaluation of Integrated Rural Development Programme’ (1991); and ‘Administration on Anti-Poverty Programme (A Study of SFDA)’(1984). His teaching and research interests are in the areas of development studies, decentralized governance, rural livelihood, and public policy analysis.
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