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050		4	_aJS7009 _b.J33 2021
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100	1		_aJacob, Babu, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGoverning locally : _binstitutions, policies and implementation in Indian cities / _cBabu Jacob, Suraj Jacob.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2021.
300			_a1 online resource (xxv, 293 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Aug 2021).
520			_aIndia 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.
650		0	_aLocal government _zIndia.
650		0	_aMunicipal services _zIndia.
650		0	_aDecentralization in government _zIndia.
700	1		_aJacob, Suraj, _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108832342
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108935944
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