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Deepening Decentralised Governance in Rural India: Lessons from the People’s Plan Initiative of Kerala

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This paper is a critique of this experiment to draw lessons for the other Indian states (which still lag way behind Kerala) and for Kerala State itself to put decentralization and democratic practices on a sound and stable footing.

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  • M.A. Oommen, 2018. "Deepening Decentralised Governance in Rural India: Lessons from the People’s Plan Initiative of Kerala," Working Papers id:12519, eSocialSciences.
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