Mitra, Subrata Kumar,  1949- <br/><br/>
The puzzle of India's governance :  culture, context, and comparative theory / 
Subrata K. Mitra. 
 - London  ; New York, NY :  Routledge,  2006. 
 - xix, 326 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Routledge advances in South Asian studies ;  3 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-322) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : a comparative theory of governance -- Measuring governance : a design for empirical inquiry -- The institutional arrangement of governance : structure and the formation of the state in India -- The regional context of governance : six analytic narratives -- Policing and strategic reform : culture, context and welfare in the organisation of order -- The agency of public institutions : leaders, administrators, and governance -- Modern state and pre-modern identities : culture and governance in changing societies -- Negotiating governance in changing societies : beyond the Indian model. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415348617 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005011831 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--India.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India--Politics and government--1977-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JQ231  / .M565 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.209 54