Decentralization in Kerala: Panchayat Government Discretion and Accountability

Kerala is regarded as one of the most decentralized states in India. Through a 'big bang' approach, Kerala implemented a significant fiscal decentralization program and then built the capacity of its local governments. We employ a diagnostic framework to analyze its local government discre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Venugopal, V., Yilmaz, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5373