TY - BOOK AU - Mitra,Subrata Kumar TI - The puzzle of India's governance: culture, context, and comparative theory SN - 0415348617 (cloth : alk. paper) U1 - 320.954 PY - 2006/// CY - London, ; New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Democracy KW - India KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [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 ER -