New Dimensions in Federal Discourse in India

Rekha Saxena is Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India.

• Introduction: Dialectics of Collaborative and Competitive Federalism Part I. Administrative Federalism 1. Article 356 and its Dysfunctions: Analysis of its Misuse in Indian Federal System 2. Indian Forest Service: Mandate and State Governments 3. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India: Digital Sway versus Digital Sovereignty 4. Delhi and Statehood: Problematic Law and Order and Federal Trade-Off Part II. Environmental and Resource Federalism 5. Land Acquisition, Movement Actors and Federalism: The Anti-POSCO Movement in Odisha 6. Forest Governance, Tribal Rights and State: A Study of the Third Layer of Federal Structure in India 7. Climate Change and Sub-National Government: Uttar Pradesh Part III. Changing Dynamics of Fiscal Federalism 8. Regional Business Chambers and Federalization in India 9. Globalization, Welfare State and Cooperative Federalism in India 10. Evaluating Integrated child Development Scheme (ICDS) through Inter-Governmental Engagement: Jajpur District of Odisha 11. Role of Street-Level Bureaucrats in MGNREGS Implementation: Jharkhand

"In an era of populist nationalism, it is important to better understand Indian federalism. This book offers insightful perspectives on federalist cooperation and competition through practical case analyses of important policies."John Kincaid, Professor, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA"Timely and well-documented. Young scholars throw light on varied aspects of the multilevel federal system which holds India together."Balveer Arora, Chairman, Centre for Multilevel Federalism & Former Professor & Rector-Pro Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India"This book is a welcome contribution to scholarship exploring the operation of federal principles in the most highly populated federation in the world."Nicholas Aroney, Professor Constitutional Law, University of Queensland, Australia"This volume indeed lives up to its title in covering the new dimensions. Rekha Saxena has done a wonderful job of bringing together an upcoming crop of scholars to provide insights into current issues of federal practice in India. By looking at intergovernmental relations through the lens of globalization, environmental policy and fiscal federalism the volume provides readers with a better understanding of the imperatives and motivations behind recent policy choices made by governments in India. I highly recommend this volume for anyone interested in contemporary India."Rupak Chattopadhyay, President and CEO, Forum of Federations, Canada