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Politics of Governance: A Study of Gujarat

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  • Ghanshyam Shah

    (Ghanshyam Shah is ICSSR National Fellow, Centre for Social Studies, Surat. E-mail: ghanshyam.shah2008@gmail.com)

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This article is a study of political economy of Gujarat in the context of the issues pertaining to ‘good governance’. The article reviews Gujarat’s socio-economic development with respect to key indicators of environment, health, education and welfare programmes. It presents an argument that overall economic growth alone is not the adequate criterion for assessing good governance. Rather, broader issues of human development, reach and depth of welfare programmes and the approach informing the economic policy constitute the core bases for the assessment of a state’s claims to good governance. Gujarat, one of the states of the Indian union, is seen as a developed state that has made considerable progress in more recent times in the direction of good governance. This article seeks to critically examine this impression.

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  • Ghanshyam Shah, 2013. "Politics of Governance: A Study of Gujarat," Studies in Indian Politics, , vol. 1(1), pages 65-77, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indpol:v:1:y:2013:i:1:p:65-77
    DOI: 10.1177/2321023013482788
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    1. Mundle, Sudipto & Chakraborty, Pinaki & Chowdhury, Samik & Sikdar, Satadru, 2012. "The Quality of Governance: How Have Indian States Performed?," Working Papers 12/104, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
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