TY - BOOK AU - Debroy, Bibek TI - Agenda for improving governance SN - 8171883583 U1 - 352.3670954 PY - 2004/// CY - New Delhi : PB - Published by Academic Foundation in association with Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, KW - Public administration KW - India KW - Administrative agencies KW - State governments N1 - Editor's introduction -- The reform agenda in governance -- Agenda for improving governance / Bibek Debroy -- How is the State functioning? a comparative analysis of growth, governance and social issues during the 8th and 9th Plan Period / Debashis Chakraborty -- A review of administrative reforms in India / Rahul Mukherji -- Administrative reforms in India / Amir Ullah Khan -- Suggested agenda for administrative reforms / Jayaprakash Narayan -- Concept and practice of administrative reforms in Indian states / P.S.A. Sundaram -- E-governance: government initiatives in India / P.S. Kaushik -- Reforming infrastructure: Survey of recommendations of select committees / Debashis Chakraborty -- Water management in India: Policy Issues / Mohammed Saqib -- Reform agenda for agriculture / C.H. Hanumantha Rao -- Social sector schemes: a brief review / D. Shyam Babu -- The state of India's education: a survey of literature / Paromita Shastri -- A note on educational policy for India / P.V. Indiresan -- The health status of Indians : a perspective / Laveesh Bhandari & Aarti Khare -- Institutional reforms in the administration of criminal justice in India / Arnab Kumar Hazra -- An economic freedom index for India's states / Bibek Debroy, Shubhashis Gangopadhyay and Laveesh Bhandari ER -