Administrative reforms: towards sustainable practices/ ed. by Amita Singh.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: Urban-Local Governance Reforms -- 1 -- Decentralizing Experiment: A Case Study of Kolkata Municipal Corporation -- 2 -- Good Practices in Public Sector Reform: A Few Examples from Two Indian Cities -- 3 -- Local Government Innovations in American Cities -- Part II: Power and Transport Sector Reforms -- 4 -- Regulation of the Indian Power Sector: Lessons for Other Sectors -- 5 -- Regulatory Experiments in the Indian Power Sector: Missing the Wood for the Trees. 6 -- Battling for Clean Environment: Technocrats and Populist Politics in Delhi -- Part III: Social Sector Reforms -- 7 -- Administrative Lessons from the National Literacy Mission in Bihar -- 8 -- Practices and Imperfections in Health Sector Reforms: Logic, Options, Constraints and Corrections -- 9 -- Rehabilitation of Cyclone Affected People -- 10 -- E-Governance: Responsive and Transparent Service Delivery Mechanism -- 11 -- Conclusion: Micro-Innovations and Macro-Changes -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Index.