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Empowerment of Local Governments
Author: Foundation for Democratic Reforms
Year of Publication: 2014
Bhavishyath Bharatham 4 - Local Governments
Author: Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan
Year of Publication: 2013

Advocacy Papers

Liberty and Locus of Power
Rejuvenating Republic through Local Governments
Proportional Representation and Local Governments – Mumbai
Proportional Representation and Local Governments – Karnataka
Local Governments in Andhra Pradesh

Articles

Local Government Empowerment
Freedom - for Whom?
Yes to Empowerment – No to Diktats
People’s Mandate Delinked from Power
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose!
Whither Self-governance?
Popular Sovereignty and Local Governments
Reclaim “Swarajya”
Inhabitants or Citizens?
Subsidiarity
Ensuring Accountability in Local Governments
Empowered Local Governments
We, the middle class, must take to politics
Local Governments and Fiscal Management
Stake-holders Must Become Power-wielders

Presentations

Empowering Local Governments
Empowering Local Governments
Panchayati Raj Reforms
Panchayati Raj Reforms
Best Practices in Service Delivery in Local Governments

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