The anti-politics machine in India state, decentralization, and participatory watershed development

This book assesses the validity of ‘anti-politics’ critiques of development, first popularised by James Ferguson, in the peculiar context of India. It examines the extent to which it is possible to keep politics out of a highly technocratic state watershed development programme that also seeks to be...

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1. Verfasser: Chhotray, Vasudha 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Anthem Press 2011
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • The anti-politics machine in India
  • The idea of "anti-politics"
  • The Indian "anti-politics machine"
  • The anti-politics watershed machine : the making of watershed development in India
  • Two landscapes of decentralization
  • Depoliticizing local institutions? panchayats and watershed committees
  • The dialectics of consent in participatory practice