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From government to governance : A brief survey of the Indian experience

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Publication details: New Delhi National Book Trust 2008Description: 143p viiISBN:
  • 9788123754109
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 351.540000 MAT
Contents:
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction: emergence of the concept of governance. 2. Constitutional institutions of governance. 3. Indian bureaucracy and administrative reform. 4. Corruption: institutions of accountability. 5. Governance and decentralization. 6. Network governance for economic growth. 7. Partnerships with civil society. 8. Quest for good governance. References. "This slim volume provides an introduction to the concept of governance and the kind of transformation of the state that is taking place in India. It explores the way cooperative networks of state, market and society are taking over roles that were earlier confined to the state alone. This transformation leads to many challenges. Existing institutions of governance have to be so strengthened that they are able to face new demands. New institutions have to be forged that can fulfil the functions of coordination, control and regulation. The text presents a brief survey of this movement from government to governance and attempts to unravel a complex web of institutions that have emerged since governance became an important element of the policy discourse
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Contents:
Preface.
1. Introduction: emergence of the concept of governance.
2. Constitutional institutions of governance.
3. Indian bureaucracy and administrative reform.
4. Corruption: institutions of accountability.
5. Governance and decentralization.
6. Network governance for economic growth.
7. Partnerships with civil society.
8. Quest for good governance. References. "This slim volume provides an introduction to the concept of governance and the kind of transformation of the state that is taking place in India. It explores the way cooperative networks of state, market and society are taking over roles that were earlier confined to the state alone. This transformation leads to many challenges. Existing institutions of governance have to be so strengthened that they are able to face new demands. New institutions have to be forged that can fulfil the functions of coordination, control and regulation. The text presents a brief survey of this movement from government to governance and attempts to unravel a complex web of institutions that have emerged since governance became an important element of the policy discourse

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