Asian Cities in an Era of Decentralisation, 

Автор: Michelle Ann Miller, Tim Bunnell
Название: Asian Cities in an Era of Decentralisation
ISBN: 0415705487 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415705486
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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This book critically engages with the idea of decentralization as empowering cities and their residents to act innovatively and creatively. The contributions thus highlight how the term 'empowerment' in the context of decentralization regimes masks a competing array of intentions and agendas. Who and what are 'empowered', given a 'voice' and allowed to 'participate' via the processes and structures of decentralization (and to what ends) are too frequently assumed in normative conversations about 'bringing government closer to the people' and 'community driven development'. Creating an illusion of a shared language and common set of priorities therefore obscures more complex realities, particularly when there is a disconnect between the official goals of decentralization and civil society aspirations that reinforces politics of exclusion at the grassroots. Equally, official processes of decentralization can, and often are, accompanied by less visible processes of 'recentralization' through the reassertion of central state control over putatively autonomous jurisdictions. Through studies in six Asian countries (India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand and Japan) the essays in this book examine cases whereby a range of urban actors and institutions have been 'empowered' via decentralization, and how this realignment of local power relations impacts upon the dynamics of urban governance, albeit not always in socially progressive ways.

This book was published as a special issue of Space and Polity.

Название: Democracy, Development and Decentralisation in India
ISBN: 1138842389 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138842380
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: Offering new insights into the political economy of contemporary India, this book considers how and why unequal patterns of economic growth have taken shape within the context of a democratic and decentralising political system, and how this has impacted upon the processes of economic development.

Автор: Crook Richard C., Manor James
Название: Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa: Participation, Accountability and Performance
ISBN: 0521636477 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521636476
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This book examines whether setting up democratic local councils in four developing countries (Ghana, Cote d`Ivoire, Bangladesh and India) enhances the popularity, responsiveness and effectiveness of administration. The authors make an important contribution to current debates about `good governance`, asking whether the poor and disadvantaged benefit from decentralisation.