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100			_aAsthan, Anand N.
245			_aDecentralisation and corruption: evidence from drinking water sector
260			_c2008
300			_ap.181-89.
362			_aAug
520			_aThis article presents empirical findings regarding the relationship between decentralisation of provision of water supply and corruption in provision of services. the current policy advice from the international agencies of aiming for decentralisation as an end in itself is questioned. the conventional wisdom that decentralisation brings management closer to the service recipients and is therefore likely to reduce corruption is also disputed. Drawing on a large database from two large Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the interaction between various actors is analysed. We find that the level of corruption in water supply agencies run by local governments is higher than that in the agencies run by the regional government. - Reproduced.
650			_aCorruption
650			_aDecentralization
650			_aDrinking water
773			_aPublic Administration and Development
908			_aN
909			_a79291
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