TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mullen, Rani D.
TI  - Decentralization, local governance, and social wellbeing in India : : do local governments ma 
SN  - 9780415670654
U1  - 320.80954 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Local government-India
N1  - 1. The Promise of Decentralization --
2. Decentralization in India - Rooting the State-- 
3. Karnataka - Advances with the Help of Competitive Local Governments --
4. West Bengal - Continuity and Domination at a Cost --
5. Uttar Pradesh - Fractionalized Power and Local Governments-- 
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
N2  - Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Princeton University, 2007) under the title, Do local governments matter?
ER  -