Governance,Governmentality and Governability: Constraints and Possibilities of Decentralization in South Asia

This paper presents an integrated analytical framework for the study of participatory local democracy weaved around the concepts of Governance, Governability and Governmentality. Drawing lessons from international experience, It focuses on the key determinants of the success of the local governments, in the absence of which all the cosmetic attempts to betray institutional semblance to democratic decentralization will fall short of delivering welfare enhancing outcomes.

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Year of publication:	2014-11-12
Authors:	Sharma, Chanchal Kumar
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	decentralization \| South Asia \| local governance \| governmentality \| governability \| democracy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	H7 - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations ; H70 - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations. General ; H77 - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism ; I0 - Health, Education, and Welfare. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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