The puzzle of India's governance
Subtitle: culture, context, and comparative theory
By: Subrata K. Mitra.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780415348614
Subjects: Democracy -- India; India -- Politics and government -- 1977-
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a comparative theory of governance; title: Measuring governance : a design for empirical inquiry; title: The institutional arrangement of governance : structure and formation of the state in India; title: The regional context of governance : six analytic narratives; title: Policing and governance : culture and context in the organisation of order; title: The agency of public institutions : leaders, administrators, and governance; title: Modern state and pre-modern identities : governing culture in changing societies; title: Negotiating governance in changing societies : beyond the Indian model.