This collection looks at processes of change and reform in public service delivery in a range of states and sectors, and over time spans. The first three essays

Despite rapid advances in modern medicine and state-of-the-art health care services in the private sector, primary health care in India remains inaccessible to

This volume focuses on sucessful cases of innovative change in public service delivery and offers comment on initatives to continue change and further develop b

Public–private partnerships (PPPs) have shown their ability to meet some of the challenges in the health and education sectors both in India and overseas. The

The book examines the status of public service in developing countries, in the sectors of health, infrastructure, labour and marginalized populations, rural eco