FEDERAL ARRANGEMENTS AND THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC GOODS IN INDIA.

FEDERAL government; LOCAL government; CIVIL society; PUBLIC goods; STATE governments

Current intellectual trends advocate devolution of authority from national governments to local governments and civil society, especially for the provision of public goods. This paper, based on a large national survey conducted in India, shows that most Indians still look to the state, and state governments in particular, to address the problems that they face. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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