Federalism and Decentralization in India for Better Governance

This book looks at how federalism is the best form of decentralization and how the adoption of federalism will take governance closer to the people and therefore how it will positively impact on the developmental processes. The book however, also has caveats which it puts in place to say that federalism if wrongly understood or wrongly implemented can produce results which are contrary to what is expected.

The material of the book is not the wisdom of one person but that of many who have dedicated a major part of their professional lives to understanding the concept of federalism in conjunction with development.Out of the many, some are very senior and are considered doyens in the field while others are relative youngsters who are doing a stunning job of understanding the different forms of federalism and how they lead to development.

The book is also rich in its understanding historically of the rise of the Nation-State system and tries to see the difference between the Westphalian state as opposed to the post-Colonial State System and how India could be dragged from being an inclusive post-Colonial State System into an exclusionist Westphalian State System.
This is the third book being brought out by the UPE (University with Potential for Excellence) Centre for Advanced Research and Training - Governance and Development, and its features the thoughts and writings of some of the best scholars in the country, in paper form.


Target Audience:
People interested in political science.