The community development block and India's development discourse

Bhattacharya, Debraj and Chakrabarti, Bhaskar and Thakur, Manish (2021) The community development block and India's development discourse. In: Theory, policy, practice : development and discontents in India. Routledge India, London. ISBN 9781003159940

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to trace the appearance and disappearance of the Community Development Block in the development discourse of India. We shall try to show that the Community Development Block, (or more colloquially “Block”) was an important element in the development discourse and policymaking of independent India but over time its discursive significance got reduced although it continued to remain significant for the practical purpose of implementation of development programmes. The chapter concludes by examining why the Block disappeared from the development discourse of India after a certain point in time.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Bhattacharya, Debraj and Chakrabarti, Bhaskar and Thakur, Manish
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Nath, Suman UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bhattacharya, Debraj UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Area Studies, Global Development, Politics & International Relations
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Communities > Planning and development Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Communities > Planning and development > Development Social sciences > Public administration
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > Research Centre
Full Text Status:	None
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7155
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159940

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