Title: Political articulation and accountability in decentralisation : theory and evidence from India

Authors: Chhatre, Ashwini

Place: [Mumbai

Publisher: Medknow]

Year: 2008

Journal: Conservation and society

Volume: vol. 6, no. 1

PAGE: 12--23

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, elections, accountability, governance, india

Abstract: This article develops the concept of political articulation to characterize the relationship between citizens and elected representatives. Accountability in decentralisation cannot be analysed separately from the accountability of higher institutions of representation and governance.

URL: http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/bitstream/handle/10535/3150/cs-6-1-12.pdf?sequence=1

Document type: Portal