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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461805303321

Autore

Chhotray Vasudha <1975->

Titolo

The anti-politics machine in India : state, decentralization, and participatory watershed development / / Vasudha Chhotray [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Anthem Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-37716-0

9786613377166

0-85728-841-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xlii, 238 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Anthem South Asian Studies

Disciplina

333.73/150954

Soggetti

Water resources development - India

Rural development projects - India

Decentralization in government - India

India Politics and government 1977-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 participatory.