Special category states of India /

Eleven hill states of India, lacking severely in economic resources, and geographically isolated from the rest of the country but sharing international boundaries, comprise the group of 'special category states'. These states are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kash...

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Main Author:	Bhattacharjee, Govind (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Federal government > India. Federal government > Himalaya Mountains Region. India > Economic conditions > 1991- > Regional disparities. Intergovernmental fiscal relations > India. Grants-in-aid > India. Himalaya Mountains Region > Economic conditions. India > Administrative and political divisions. Inde > Conditions économiques > 1991- > Disparités régionales. Subventions de l'État aux collectivités locales > Inde. Himālaya > Conditions économiques. Inde > Divisions politiques et administratives. Administrative and political divisions Economic history Economic history > Regional disparities Federal government Grants-in-aid Intergovernmental fiscal relations Himalaya Mountains Region India Since 1991 Electronic books.
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Summary:	Eleven hill states of India, lacking severely in economic resources, and geographically isolated from the rest of the country but sharing international boundaries, comprise the group of 'special category states'. These states are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Uttarakhand. This book explores the reality of these states, going down to the roots of their backwardness and examining them in the context of asymmetric federalism.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780199086528 0199086524