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100			_aShamshad, Ahmad
245			_aDemocratic decentralisation and good governance in North-East India
260			_c2016
300			_ap.438-448.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aThe North-East is situated in a geographically vulnerable zone. A major risk associated with this unique geo-political location is that of cross-border human trafficking. Adding to the vulnerability are factors of unemployment, gender-violence, armed conflicts, and oppressive social structures. It is connected with rest of India by a narrow 27km-wide strip of land, called the 'chicken neck', in West Bengal through which natural and finished products such as oil, gas and tea go to rest of India and consumer goods, food and other items come in. Given the geographic remoteness, it is not surprising that people feel alienated and distant from rest of the country. There are special laws, constitutional provisions such as the Sixth Schedule and Article 371, which seek to protect the traditions, lands and rights of various hill communities. The sustained conflict, geographical isolation, militarisation, infiltration and migration have led to a drying up of investments, and the lack of economic and social development in the region. However, democratic decentralisation, peoples' participation in developmental activities and North-East-centric government policies have helped in bridging the gap and bringing the region into mainstream. - Reproduced.
650			_aDecentralization - India, North East
650			_aGoog governance - India, North East
650			_aPublic administration - India, North East
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a112982
999			_c112977 _d112977