This book makes a comparative study of the working of local governance institutions in Germany and India. Through a case analysis of Holzheim, a small village in Rhiseland-Palatinate province of Germany and Tellou Channa Seijang Gram Panchayat in Manipur, it tries to understand how strong the local governance institutions are in both the countries in terms of institutional structures, powers and functions, roles and responsibilities, resources devolved, and the ...
The volume presents a view of governance and development process at the grassroots level in two major developing countries, China and India. The comparative study examines the creation of local bodies through an executive order which have substantial powers and resources in China and local bodies in India that have been created through constitutional amendments and are without powers and resources. With a case study of a local governance unit in Jiangsu province, ...