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Telangana : a Morton's fork / P. Bala Bhaskaran.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: [London] : SAGE, 2016Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789351503774 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 321.8 23
Online resources: The case is set around the dilemma that the Government of India faced in the early weeks of 2010, that is, whether to create the new state of Telangana or not. It traces the history and evolution of state reorganization in India from independence to the year 2000. With this as background, the case examines the desirability or otherwise of the demand for newer and smaller states. The case offers an opportunity to examine the problems and prospects of articulating the aspirations of people towards development and effective governance. It explores the critical factors to be considered in designing the governance and administrative structures in a democratic polity, and also explores the contours of managing in situations of abundant diversity.
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Originally Published in: Bhaskaran, P. B. (2011). Telangana: A Morton's Fork? Asian Journal of Management Cases, 8(1), 89-119. DOI: 10.1177/097282011000800107.

The case is set around the dilemma that the Government of India faced in the early weeks of 2010, that is, whether to create the new state of Telangana or not. It traces the history and evolution of state reorganization in India from independence to the year 2000. With this as background, the case examines the desirability or otherwise of the demand for newer and smaller states. The case offers an opportunity to examine the problems and prospects of articulating the aspirations of people towards development and effective governance. It explores the critical factors to be considered in designing the governance and administrative structures in a democratic polity, and also explores the contours of managing in situations of abundant diversity.

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