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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Tumbe, Chinmay |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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Small states, small districts or small blocks: The size of administrative units in independent India |
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2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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p.860-887. |
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Oct-Dec |
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The recent Telangana agitation and the numerous demands for small states have once again brought the sportlight on the relationship between state size and development. This article presents facts on the size of states, districts and Blocks to broaden the discussion on administrative unit size and development. At all three administrative unit levels, the article discusses how the units have evolved since Independence, whether smaller units have out-performed larger units, whether an optimal size exists and the feasibility of creating new units in the future. We find some evidence that small states and small-area districts have better development indicators than their larger counterparts. Small states also tend to have smaller districts and smaller blocks than big states which suggests that `smallness" may help not only in better articulation of regional interests but also in better implementation of development programmes. - Reproduced. |
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Public administration |
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State |
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Indian Journal of Public Administration |
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