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Publications |
The Centre for Civil Society
seeks to disseminate its views, findings and suggestions on
public policy through its publications. Every year, CCS brings
out a number of books, and studies, on a wide range of policy
issues including governance, education, livelihoods, regulation,
individual rights, the rule of law, globalization and the
environment.
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Latest Publications
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 State
of Governance : Delhi Citizen Handbook 2009
The handbook is a compilation of more than
30 government departments, agencies, boards and issues that
ignite public debate in Delhi today. It hopes to further citizens'
understanding of the workings of the government. The Handbook
makes constructive and bold recommendations for improving
the quality and effectiveness of governance.
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 Handbook
on New Public Governance
Parth J Shah and Makarand Bakore
The handbook offers a spectrum of choicest
of articles that capture the essence of good governance. The
rich menu has insightful contributions on New Public Management,
decentralisation, participation, accountability and e-governance.
Illustrative case studies on public-private partnerships exemplify
sustainable service delivery models worldwide. This digest
is a swift route to grasping the fundamentals of governance
for politicians, administrators, civil society members and
students.
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 Voluntary
City
David T Bieto, Peter Gordon and Alexander Tabarrok
The book assembles a rich history
and analysis of large-scale, private and voluntary, community-based
provision of social services, urban infrastructure, and community
governance to restore the vitality of city life. Such systems
provide education, transportation, housing, crime control,
parks and recreation, health care, employment, and more, by
being more effective, innovative, and responsive than those
provided through special-interest politics-as-usual and bureaucracy
. T he Voluntary City reveals how the process of providing
local public goods through the dynamism of freely competitive,
market-based entrepreneurship is unmatched in renewing communities
and strengthening the bonds of civil society.
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Policy
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RTE Act & Private School Regulation
With the new Right to Education Act (RTE) comes an exciting opportunity to change the way private unaided schools are regulated and gain recognition in India. The role of the private unaided sector in India is crucial for achieving “Education for All”. The RTE Act provides an opportunity for state governments to explore ways in which to assure even better quality from private unaided schools.
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ViewPoint |
ViewPoint 11: Fuel and Fertilizer Subsidies: Instituting Direct Cash Transfers
Instead of compensating fuel and fertilizer manufacturers for supplying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), kerosene and fertilizers at below market rates, in 2011, the government announced a direct transfer of subsidies to below poverty line (BPL) housholds. This paper recommends design solutions for direct transfers keeping in mind the impact of such a policy on fuel and fertilizer industries and suggests avenues to ensure easy transition.
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