Decentralised Governance, Development Programmes and Elite Capture

• Main Authors: Rajasekhar, D. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Babu, M. Devendra (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Manjula, R. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Development economics.; Social policy.; Social service.; Economic policy.; Development Economics.; Social Policy.; Social Work and Community Development.; Development Policy.

This book discusses the elite capture taking place in the development programmes implemented through Grama Panchayats (GPs), the lowest tier in the rural local self-government structure in India. Inclusive growth being the cherished goal of all the developing countries, including India, the book ass...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Elite Capture in Decentralised Institutions
• 3. Overview of Decentralisation in India
• 4.Grama Panchayats: A Background of Members and Governance
• 5. MGNREGS and Housing Programmes: Checks and Balances to Prevent Elite or Programme Capture
• 6. MGNREGS: Has There Been a Capture?
• 7. Capture of Housing Programme Benefits
• 8. Conclusion.