{"product_id":"goa-development-report-copy","title":"How India's Small Towns Live (or Die)","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 2040, over half of India's population will live in cities and towns. How many of them will live in slums? To prevent intense migration pressure on the handful of metros and state capitals and the resulting urban dehumanisation, policymakers must urgently focus on reviving India's small towns and big villages. Yet, most small town municipalities are in shambles; they lack resources, planning, data, maps, incentives and proper accounting. Corruption and power politics dog them, and citizens have no say or role in their running\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book looks at the kaleidoscope of municipal finance issues in India, keeping the small towns at the core, and argues for a radical change in the constitution and working of these municipalities, with effective devolution of funds, functions, and functionaries from the state level. It contends that municipal bodies need to function independently and with real participation of citizens to be the force of change that gives birth to a new urban India.        \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Paromita Shastri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been an economic journalist for 25 years and worked in senior editorial positions at \u003cbr\u003e Business Standard in Kolkata and at The Economic Times, Outlook Magazine,\u003cbr\u003e and Mint in New Delhi. As an independent writer editor now, she has written for various organisations, \u003cbr\u003e among them IFPRI, The World Bank, the Planning Commission and the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF).\u003cbr\u003e She is also a translator and child rights activist. She has written an exhaustive report, called “Blind Alley: Juvenile Justice in India”, \u003cbr\u003e for HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, New Delhi, and is currently looking after their research work in child budgeting and education. \u003cbr\u003e She has a post-graduate degree in economics as well as journalism from Kolkata.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Tables, Figures and Annexure\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Will India Miss the Global Bus? Urbanisation and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     its Demands on Local Bodies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. A Constitutional Dependence: Local Bodies in Search\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    of Space in India's Fiscal Federalism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Devolving Neither Money Nor Power: The Role of SFCs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    i\u003cspan\u003en Strengthening Urban Local Bodies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Handicapped by Birth: Weak Revenues and Fiscal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Dependence of Municipal Bodies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Neglecting Development: Spending\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Woes of Municipal Bodies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Developing as Growth Engines: Urban Reform\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    and the Role of Municipal Bodies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Beyond the Fiscal Package: Local Governments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    as Executive Stakeholders \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences and Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnexures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100.707%; height: 85px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 21.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.5957%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0496%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 21.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.5957%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0496%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003e2011\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 21.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.5957%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0496%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003e180\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 21.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.5957%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0496%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e9788171888344\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Paromita Shastri","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ ENG- English \/ Public Policy","offer_id":51560281637185,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9067\/5009\/files\/9788171888344-web-305-HowIndia_sSmallTownsLive_orDie.jpg?v=1775033500","url":"https:\/\/www.academicfoundation.com\/products\/goa-development-report-copy","provider":"Academic Foundation | AF Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}