The regional roots of developmental politics in India: a divided Leviathan/
Aseema Sinha
- New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2005.
- xvi, 356 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- (Contemporary Indian studies) .
1: Introduction and theoretical framework -- The puzzle of developmental failure and success -- A theory of polycentric hierarchy -- 2: National-level analysis -- Disaggregating the central state -- 3: Subnational variation mapped -- Regional strategies toward the dirigiste state -- The subnational state as a developmental actor -- Divided loyalties: the regional politics of divergence -- Weapons of the strong: business responses in the regions -- 4: India in comparative perspective -- Comparative extensions -- Regional landscapes and economic development in dirigiste states.
9780195685114
Economic history Economic history--Regional disparities Politics and government Central-local government relations