Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.
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Mitra examines how India has been able to sustain democratic governance while undergoing substantial social, economic and political changes through a neo-institutional rational choice model of governance, bounded by local culture and context.