Deliberative Democracy in India

Parthasarathy, Ramya; Rao, Vijayendra

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-7995

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“…Large differences between day and night temperatures favor the process. The range 10-12°C is considered the minimum temperature for ripening [46]. However, the ripening process is accelerated with the drop in humidity in the environment and leaf moisture in the plant [1].…”

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Economic Importance and Yield Potential of Sugarcane in Pakistan

Afghan¹,

Khan²,

Arshad³

et al. 2023

Sugarcane - Its Products and Sustainability

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Sugarcane is mainly cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, and nearly 85% of sugar is used worldwide. The area, production, and yield of sugarcane has been increased worldwide as well as in Pakistan as compared to other crops. It is the second largest economically important crop after cotton. It is a high-value cash crop that has significance for sugar industries in Pakistan. It contributes about 0.6% to the GDP and 2.9% of the total value added in agriculture. It creates huge revenue for the government and is used as a source of energy/power. The climate of Pakistan is favorable for sugarcane production in Punjab and Sindh provinces. Different climatic factors, i.e., sunlight, temperature, germination, tillering, growth, humidity, dew, frost, hailstorm, windstorm, sunburn, and drought, significantly affect the production of sugarcane. Pakistan is a principal cane-growing country and stands at the fifth position in the area, sixth position in cane sugar production, and ninth largest sugar producer in the world. This chapter describes the economic importance, climate, and yield potential of sugarcane in Pakistan.

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Economic Importance and Yield Potential of Sugarcane in Pakistan

Afghan¹,

Khan²,

Arshad³

et al. 2023

Sugarcane - Its Products and Sustainability

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“…Karnataka is regarded as one of the few states that have a good track record in decentralisation reforms, together with Kerala and West Bengal (Manor, 1999; Parthasarathy & Rao, 2017). The state has carried out several reforms in decentralisation, including the transfer of 29 subjects mentioned in the 11th schedule of the Constitution to PRIs, 50% reservation of seats in PRIs for women, formal legitimacy to bottom-up planning activities, increased powers to Grama Sabhas, predictable rostering system for reservation of seats of elected members and increased adoption of technology to guarantee transparency and accountability.…”

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“…In rural India, this is realised through Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs), a uniform three-tiered structure of governance below the state level, which has the mandate to plan, implement and oversee the delivery of services and developmental activities at the local levels. PRIs aim to achieve ambitious goals: deepening democratic processes (Fung & Wright, 2001), achieving "embedded autonomy" by overseeing local bureaucratic decisions through participation of a broad spectrum of participants (Evans, 1995) and providing horizontal accountability to villagers (Parthasarathy & Rao, 2017) resulting in "programmatic transactions".…”

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How do Panchayats Work? Exploring Clientelistic and Programmatic Transactions in Gram Panchayats of Karnataka

Kashyap

2022

Indian Journal of Human Development

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People in rural India routinely experience a vast difference between what is promised by the state and what is realised on the ground. Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) enable a broad spectrum of actors to be involved in planning the activities of the local state and holding the bureaucracy accountable for their actions at this level. While literature shows that clientelism is pervasive and affects the performance of PRIs adversely, there are pockets of evidence where programmatic transactions regularly occur. I use programmatic and clientelistic transactions as ideal types of outcomes and exploring how these transactions are engendered through a comparative study of two Gram Panchayats with similar institutional settings using ethnographic materials. Together with institutional design and economic factors, differences in local political dynamics affect development outcomes. Individualistic and loyalty-driven leadership prompts symbiotic relationships with bureaucrats, whereas cadre-based leadership prefers control and scrutiny. The expectations of villagers from their panchayat are also shaped by these political traits. In the first scenario, bureaucracy uses procedural compliance to hide clientelist decisions from scrutiny, whereas in the second, it is used to demonstrate neutrality in decision making.

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“…Today, these assemblies constitute the most widely used deliberative institution in human history, a ecting over 840 million people living in approximately one million villages in rural India. Deliberative democracy has deep historical roots in India where, for centuries, deliberative bodies were central to systems of local governance, and religious discourse and dialogue (Parthasarathy and Rao, 2017). In the period of colonial rule in the 19th century the interplay of ideas between Western liberal philosophers and Indian intellectuals led to India becoming a fertile ground for experiments in governance.…”

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Deliberative Inequality: A Text-As-Data Study Of Tamil Nadu's Village Assemblies

Parthasarathy¹,

Rao²,

Palaniswamy³

2017

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The resurgence of deliberative institutions in the developing world has prompted a renewed interest in the dynamics of citizen engagement. Using text-as-data methods on an original corpus of village assembly transcripts from rural Tamil Nadu, India, this paper opens the "black box" of deliberation to examine the gendered and status-based patterns of influence. Drawing on normative theories of deliberation, this analysis identifies a set of clear empirical standards for "good" deliberation, based on an individual's ability both to speak and be heard, and uses natural language processing methods to generate these measures. The study first shows that these assemblies are not mere "talking shop" for state officials to bluster and read banal announcements, but rather, provide opportunities for citizens to challenge their elected officials, demand transparency, and provide information about authentic local development needs. Second, the study finds that across multiple measures of deliberative influence, women are at a disadvantage relative to men; women are less likely to speak, set the agenda, and receive a relevant response from state officials. Finally, the paper shows that although quotas for women on village councils have little impact on the likelihood that they speak, they do improve the likelihood that female citizens are heard.

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Deliberative Democracy in India

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Economic Importance and Yield Potential of Sugarcane in Pakistan

Economic Importance and Yield Potential of Sugarcane in Pakistan

How do Panchayats Work? Exploring Clientelistic and Programmatic Transactions in Gram Panchayats of Karnataka

Deliberative Inequality: A Text-As-Data Study Of Tamil Nadu's Village Assemblies

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