Decentralization in Kerala: Panchayat government discretion and accountability
作者： Varsha Venugopal , Serdar Yilmaz
DOI: 10.1002/PAD.541
关键词: Government 、 Public administration 、 Local government 、 Public sector 、 Decentralization 、 Financial management 、 Economics 、 Accountability 、 Social accounting 、 Discretion 、 Development (topology)
摘要: Kerala is regarded as one of the most decentralized states in India. Through a ‘big bang’ approach, implemented significant fiscal decentralization program and then built capacity its local governments. We employ diagnostic framework to analyze government discretion accountability political, administrative domains. find that Kerala's governments have very high degree discretionary power accompanied by towards citizens. But areas financial management need be strengthened. Also there may been excessive focus investment on social mechanisms at cost formal public sector mechanisms. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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