Everyday Mediation: The Politics of Public Service Delivery in Gujarat, India

Development and Change

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 883-905

  Berenschot, Ward ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

GUJARAT; INDIA;

EID: 77957239461     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2010.01660.x     Document Type: Article

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