New forms of urban governance in India : shifts, models, networks and contestations edited by I.S.A. Baud and J. De Wit

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Sage Publications India, 2008.Description: xiv, 402 pISBN:

9788178299051

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320.850954 NEW

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Contents : 1. Shifts in urban governance : raising the questions / I. S. A. Baud and J de Wit-- PART I. MODELS AND INSTRUMENTS IN URBAN DECENTRALIZATION-- 2. Urban Governance in India-Spotlight on Mumbai / M pinto-- 3. Urban decentralization in Indian cities: assessing the performance of Neighbourhood Level Wards Committees / J De Wit, N. Nainan and S. Palnitkar-- 4. Institutionalizing people's participation in urban governance : an inter-city perspective of Wards Committees in West Bengal / A. Ghosh and M. Mitra-- 5. Negotiating for participation : decentralization and NGO’s in Mumbai, India / N Nainan and I S A baudpart-- PART II. MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ARRANGEMENTS IN PUBLIC SERVICES -- 6. Governance in urban environmental management : comparing accountability and performance in multi-stakeholder arrangements in South India / I. S. A. Baud and R. Dhanalakshmilaw -- 7. Urban policies and the role of Intermediaries in Delhi / I. milbertnew -- 8. Management tools for Mumbai's Solid Waste Management (SWM) / S. Redkar -- 9. 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. kennedypart-- 10. New forms of governance in Hyderabad : how urban reforms are redefining actors in the city / L. Kennedyá-- PART III. CONTESTATIONS AND URBAN GOVERNANCE 11. New forms of contestation and cooperation in Indian urban governance / N. Sridharan -- 12. The courts and the squatter settlements in Delhi or the intervention of the judiciary in urban "governance" / V. Dupont and U. Ramanathan -- 13. Urban governance - whose ball game is it anyway? / A. Adarkar.

Summary: 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 participator.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : 1. Shifts in urban governance : raising the questions / I. S. A. Baud and J de Wit--
PART I. MODELS AND INSTRUMENTS IN URBAN DECENTRALIZATION--
2. Urban Governance in India-Spotlight on Mumbai / M pinto--
3. Urban decentralization in Indian cities: assessing the performance of Neighbourhood Level Wards Committees / J De Wit, N. Nainan and S. Palnitkar--
4. Institutionalizing people's participation in urban governance : an inter-city perspective of Wards Committees in West Bengal / A. Ghosh and M. Mitra--
5. Negotiating for participation : decentralization and NGO’s in Mumbai, India / N Nainan and I S A baudpart--
PART II. MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ARRANGEMENTS IN PUBLIC SERVICES --
6. Governance in urban environmental management : comparing accountability and performance in multi-stakeholder arrangements in South India / I. S. A. Baud and R. Dhanalakshmilaw --
7. Urban policies and the role of Intermediaries in Delhi / I. milbertnew --
8. Management tools for Mumbai's Solid Waste Management (SWM) / S. Redkar --
9. 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. kennedypart--
10. New forms of governance in Hyderabad : how urban reforms are redefining actors in the city / L. Kennedyá--
PART III. CONTESTATIONS AND URBAN GOVERNANCE
11. New forms of contestation and cooperation in Indian urban governance / N. Sridharan --
12. The courts and the squatter settlements in Delhi or the intervention of the judiciary in urban "governance" / V. Dupont and U. Ramanathan --
13. Urban governance - whose ball game is it anyway? / A. Adarkar.

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 participator.

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