Democratic Decentralization and Empowerment of Local Government Associations in Kerala

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N Ramakantan

Abstract

During the past decade the Indian state of Kerala has been successfully carrying out democratic decentralization, and has substantially transformed the functions of local governments in line with the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts, which institutionalised the local government system in India. In particular, formulation and implementation of micro plans with community participation has produced remarkable changes in the dynamics of local development and in the public management of local governments. This initiative for participatory planning at the local level taken by the government of Kerala enormously empowered local communities and the different actors in the local political system.

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Ramakantan, N. (2009). Democratic Decentralization and Empowerment of Local Government Associations in Kerala. Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, (2), 128-136. https://doi.org/10.5130/cjlg.v0i2.995
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Policy and Practice
Author Biography

N Ramakantan, Kerala Institute of Local Administration

Director and Professor