Economic reforms and political decentralisation in South India: An uneven equation?
By: Vaddiraju, Anil Kumar.
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ArticlePublisher: 2014Description: p.41-62.Subject(s): Decentralization | Economic reform
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Man and DevelopmentSummary: Economic reforms and political decentralisation are interlinked. Given the policy commitment of the Indian states towards both economic reform and decentralisation, a substantive decentralisation would lead to an inclusive and participatory growth process thereby reducing poverty. On the other hand, when economic reforms are devoid of political decentralisation, the growth process will not be inclusive and is likely to lead to the exacerbation of inequalities in terms of economic benefits and political empowerment. Therefore, a positive linkage between economic reforms and political decentralisation is likely to lead to an inclusive growth process where the poor and the marginalised are not excluded. On the other hand, focusing on economic reforms per se ignoring participation and political decentralisation is likely to lead to a un-participative growth process. With this hypothesis, this paper examines the dynamic interface between economic reforms and political decentralisation with respect to four South Indian states: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The paper attempts at a comparison of the four states. - Reproduced.
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Economic reforms and political decentralisation are interlinked. Given the policy commitment of the Indian states towards both economic reform and decentralisation, a substantive decentralisation would lead to an inclusive and participatory growth process thereby reducing poverty. On the other hand, when economic reforms are devoid of political decentralisation, the growth process will not be inclusive and is likely to lead to the exacerbation of inequalities in terms of economic benefits and political empowerment. Therefore, a positive linkage between economic reforms and political decentralisation is likely to lead to an inclusive growth process where the poor and the marginalised are not excluded. On the other hand, focusing on economic reforms per se ignoring participation and political decentralisation is likely to lead to a un-participative growth process. With this hypothesis, this paper examines the dynamic interface between economic reforms and political decentralisation with respect to four South Indian states: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The paper attempts at a comparison of the four states. - Reproduced.
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