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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 |
 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 Review |
Education Vouchers: Global Experience and India 's Promise
Many countries have seen significant improvements in learning outcomes after the introduction of vouchers, while a few have experienced very little change. However, no country has found learning outcomes deteriorating with education vouchers. The paper describes the experience of eleven countries with education vouchers and draws lessons from their success and failures.
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ViewPoint |
ViewPoint 8: Private Schools Serving the Poor
This study from Delhi highlights important unsung role of private schools, in reaching the poor and satisfying their educational needs.
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Legislative Analysis |
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