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

• Autore: Chhotray Vasudha <1975->
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xlii, 238 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 333.73/150954
• Soggetto topico: Water resources development - India; Rural development projects - India; Decentralization in government - India
• Soggetto geografico: India Politics and government 1977-
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The anti-politics machine in India
• ISBN: 1-283-37716-0; 9786613377166; 0-85728-841-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461805303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthem South Asian Studies