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100			_aVaddiraju, Anil Kumar
245			_aEconomic reforms and political decentralisation in South India: An uneven equation?
260			_c2014
300			_ap.41-62.
362			_aMar
520			_aEconomic reforms and political decentralisation are interlinked. Given the policy commitment of the Indian states towards both economic reform and decentralisation, a substantive decentralisation would lead to an inclusive and participatory growth process thereby reducing poverty. On the other hand, when economic reforms are devoid of political decentralisation, the growth process will not be inclusive and is likely to lead to the exacerbation of inequalities in terms of economic benefits and political empowerment. Therefore, a positive linkage between economic reforms and political decentralisation is likely to lead to an inclusive growth process where the poor and the marginalised are not excluded. On the other hand, focusing on economic reforms per se ignoring participation and political decentralisation is likely to lead to a un-participative growth process. With this hypothesis, this paper examines the dynamic interface between economic reforms and political decentralisation with respect to four South Indian states: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The paper attempts at a comparison of the four states. - Reproduced.
650			_aDecentralization
650			_aEconomic reform
773			_aMan and Development
908			_aN
909			_a104537
999			_c104533 _d104533