TY - BOOK AU - Mitra,Subrata Kumar TI - The puzzle of India's governance: culture, context, and comparative theory T2 - Routledge advances in South Asian studies SN - 0415348617 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - JQ231 .M565 2006 U1 - 306.209 54 22 PY - 2006/// CY - London, ; New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Democracy KW - India KW - Politics and government KW - 1977- N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-322) and index; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005011831.html ER -