Information on "Local Government" and "India"
May 2012
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May 2012
When World’s Workshop Meets Its Office
Author: Yu Zheng
Publisher: East Asia Institute (EAI)
This paper examines why China and India, two similarly, endowed high-growth economies, differ so distinctively in their development patterns. More on «When World’s Workshop Meets Its Office»
October 2008
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Oct 2008
Violence in Assam
Author: Bibhu Prasad Routray
Publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
This policy brief addresses the week-long ethnic violence, principally between the Bodo tribes and the Muslim settlers, that happened in northern Assam in October 2008. More on «Violence in Assam»
July 2007
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Jul 2007
Municipal Finance Systems in Conflict Cities: Case Studies on Ahmedabad and Sprinagar, India
Author: Pritha Venkatachalam
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper is an introductory overview of urban local government finance and pursues a more qualified understanding of the relationship between conflict and municipal structures and finances. More on «Municipal Finance Systems in Conflict Cities: Case Studies on Ahmedabad and Sprinagar, India»
January 2007
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2007
From Project to Policy Reform
Author: Nand Kishor Agrawal, Tilman Altenburg, Jörg Faust, Nicolaus von der Goltz, Michael Schloms, Dieter Kattermann, Thomas Kampffmeyer, Ulrich Müller, Ulrich Krammenschneider, Ralf Orlik, Helmut Schön, Klaus Müller, Imme Scholz, Regine Schönenberg
Publisher: German Development Institute
This book reviews seven donor-financed policy and governance reform programs or multi-level approaches to development assistance by German development cooperation providers GTZ and KfW. More on «From Project to Policy Reform»
February 2006
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Feb 2006
Explaining Manipur’s Breakdown and Mizoram’s Peace
Author: M Sajjad Hassan
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper examines cases from northeast India to explain state breakdown and its avoidance. More on «Explaining Manipur’s Breakdown and Mizoram’s Peace»
November 2005
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Nov 2005
Innovative Approaches to Municipal Infrastructure Financing
Author: Pritha Venkatachalam
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This paper evaluates the innovative urban financing techniques adopted in Tamil Nadu, with a view to examine whether and to what extent, they have facilitated ‘municipal debt market development’. More on «Innovative Approaches to Municipal Infrastructure Financing»
October 2005
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Oct 2005
Middle Class Activism and Poor People's Politics
Author: John Harriss
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This paper discusses the concept of civil society and maps civil society for Chennai, India. More on «Middle Class Activism and Poor People's Politics»
April 2005
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Apr 2005
Crafting Democracy and Good Governance in Local Arenas
Author: Manoj Srivastava
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper discusses India's agenda for the deepening of democracy and good governance in Madhya Pradesh (MP). More on «Crafting Democracy and Good Governance in Local Arenas»
January 2004
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Jan 2004
Ethnic Conflicts and Traditional Self-Governing Institutions: A Study of Laitumkhrah Dorbar
Author: Apurba K Baruah
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper analyzes the role of localized violence on democratic governance and institution building, commenting on the situation in the Indian state of Meghalaya. More on «Ethnic Conflicts and Traditional Self-Governing Institutions: A Study of Laitumkhrah Dorbar»
September 2003
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Sep 2003
Institutional Alternatives and Options for Decentralised Natural Resource Management in India
Author: Pari Baumann, Rajesh Ramakrishnan, Manish Dubey, Rajiv K. Raman, John Farrington
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper analyzes the influence of political economic factors of the decentralization of natural resource management in India. More on «Institutional Alternatives and Options for Decentralised Natural Resource Management in India»
