Does devolution deliver? Institutional and political dimensions of self-help programmes in India

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-44

  Johnson, Craig ^a   Deshingkar, Priya ^b   Farrington, John ^c   Start, Daniel ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d New Economics Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^e Oxfam ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; SELF HELP; SOCIAL POLICY; STATE ROLE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33947195829     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2007.tb00335.x     Document Type: Article

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