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Can decentralization reduce a democratic deficit? Can decentralization make public administration more efficient and act as a safeguard against corruption? What can we learn from India's experience from its extensive decentralization reforms so far?
In this book, Sten Widmalm adopts comparative and empirical approaches to examine how decentralization is connected to social capital and corruption. Using evidence from in-depth field studies in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, and analyzing it against historical cases from around the world, he presents theoretical perspectives and policy suggestions. Widmalm's journey takes him to ancient Rome, Greece and India, as well as to the West, China, Latin America, and Russia of more recent times.
What Do We Mean By Decentralisation? A Historical and Conceptual Overview of Federalism's Closest Cousin
What Do We Mean By Decentralisation? A Historical and Conceptual Overview of Federalism's Closest Cousin
It is often mentioned in academic debate that countries like India and the United States are very centralised federations—at least in comparison with countries like Canada and Switzerland, which are seen as decentralised. But this terminology is confusing. The idea of a federal structure is that power has been moved away from the centre to districts and states. So, how can a nation be federal and centralised at the same time? There are many answers to this question, but for the purposes of this book, whose main objective is to look at effects of decentralisation, in ...
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