Mullen, Rani D. <br/><br/>
Decentralization, local governance, and social wellbeing in India :   do local governments ma / 
Rani D. Mullen  
 - London:  Routledge,  2011. 
 - xvi,: 256 p. 
<br/><br/> 1. The Promise of Decentralization --<br/>2. Decentralization in India - Rooting the State-- <br/>3. Karnataka - Advances with the Help of Competitive Local Governments --<br/>4. West Bengal - Continuity and Domination at a Cost --<br/>5. Uttar Pradesh - Fractionalized Power and Local Governments-- <br/>6. Political Power, Local Governments, and Social Welfare Appendix A: Powers to be Delegates to Panchayats by State Governments Appendix B: Methodology Appendix C: Field Research Questionnaire 
<br/><br/> Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Princeton University, 2007) under the title, Do local governments matter? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415670654 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Local government-India
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.80954  / MUL-D