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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Mishra, Sweta |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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Right to information and decentralised governance |
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2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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p.689-701. |
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Jul-Sep |
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Right to information and decentralised governance have emerged as prominent issues in the literature of Public Administration. It has become an important area of discussion in present times. It has been and continues to be advocated as a pertinent component of policy package to improve governance in developing countries. In fact, it has become an important instrument through which openness, transparency and accountability can be brought about in the governance process. It also strengthens the foundations of grassroots democracy through people's participation in local governance and development activities. In other words, right to information is a basic necessity of decentralised governance. The article mainly focuses on the genesis as also the significance of the right to information. It discusses the right to information in the context of decentralised governance and as to how it can be made effective and meaningful. Finally, the article provides some suggestions for strengthening right to information. Reproduced. |
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Decentralization |
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Right to information |
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Indian Journal of Public Administration |
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