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" The puzzle of India's governance : "
Subrata K. Mitra.
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BL
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1007110
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b761480
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Mitra, Subrata Kumar,1949-
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The puzzle of India's governance : : culture, context, and comparative theory /\ Subrata K. Mitra.
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London;New York, NY :: Routledge,, 2006.
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Routledge advances in South Asian studies ;; 3
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xix, 326 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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0415348617
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: 0415467306
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: 9780415348614
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: 9780415467308
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-322) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : a comparative theory of governance -- Measuring governance : a design for empirical inquiry -- The institutional arrangement of governance : structure and the formation of the state in India -- The regional context of governance : six analytic narratives -- Policing and strategic reform : culture, context and welfare in the organisation of order -- The agency of public institutions : leaders, administrators, and governance -- Modern state and pre-modern identities : culture and governance in changing societies -- Negotiating governance in changing societies : beyond the Indian model.
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Mitra examines how India has been able to sustain democratic governance while undergoing substantial social, economic and political changes through a neo-institutional rational choice model of governance, bounded by local culture and context.
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Democracy-- India.
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Democracy.
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Politics and government
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India, Politics and government, 1977-
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India.
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306.2/0954
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JQ231.M565 2006
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