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Title	Analysing Multilevel Governance Dynamics In India: Exercising Hierarchy Through The Smart Cities Mission
ID_Doc	9025
Authors	Reardon L.; Marsden G.; Campbell M.; Gupta S.; Verma A.
Year	2024
Published	Territory, Politics, Governance, 12, 8
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2022.2107559
Abstract	This paper provides a theoretically informed empirical analysis of how Narendra Modi's claim of 'more governance, less government' is felt in practice in India. It does so through a qualitative case study of the Smart Cities Mission and its implementation in four cities, applying multilevel governance theorizing. It finds centralizing dynamics at play through the use of 'special purpose vehicles', which bypass local-level institutions. The paper highlights how multilevel governance dynamics can be shaped through institutional design, a point overlooked in the literature. It also raises questions about the risks of such arrangements for long-term, democratic development.
Author Keywords	hierarchy; India; multilevel governance; public policy; Smart Cities; special purpose bodies; urban development; urban governance

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