Governing an Indian State: Karnataka in Focus
by Ravindra, A
ISBN: 9789389605389
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Imprint : Associated Publishing Company
Year : 2020
Price : Rs. 6995.00
Biblio : 2019,.xii+179,.fig,.tbls,.25cm
Author Profile
Dr. A. Ravindra is currently Chairperson, Board of Governors,Institute for Social and Economic Change,Bangalore. He also heads the Centre for Sustainable Development,a non-profit organisation working on sustainability issues and skill development.
He joined the Indian Administrative Service(IAS) in 1965 and served in various assignments before retiring as Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Karnataka by the end of 2002. He holds a Ph.D in Development Studies and has specialised in the urban sector.
About The Book
‘Government’, it is said is a rough heavy bulk of machinery that we must get to work as best we can. …. It goes by rude force and the weight of needs, greedy interests and stubborn prejudices.
In his “Governing an Indian State” Dr. Ravindra, a senior and seasoned bureaucrat brings his vast experience and wisdom to bear upon some of the areas of “greedy interests and stubborn prejudices” and examines the fading relevance of the traditional bureaucracy to the ever expanding demands of a feudal
Table of Contents
Foreword v
Acknowledgements ix
Preface xi
List of Illustrations xv
1. The Making of States 1
2. Governance: Concept and Framework 13
3. Elections: Pride and Price of Indian Democracy 25
4. Dynamics of State Politics 33
5. The Administrative Apparatus 53
6. Policy Perspectives 71
7. The Development Paradox 99
8. Challenges of Governance: Conflicts, Contradictions
and Compromises 127
9. Moving Forward: Towards a New Governance System 147
Appendix 171
Bibliography 177
