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Author Mathur, Nayanika, author.

Title Paper tiger : law, bureaucracy and the developmental state in Himalayan India / Nayanika Mathur
Published Delhi, India : Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 192 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Cambridge studies in law and society
Cambridge studies in law and society.
Contents A remote town -- The state life of law -- The material production of transparency -- The letter of the state -- Meeting one another -- The reign of terror of the big cat -- Conclusion: The state as a paper tiger
Summary ""Provides a unique explanation of the often-paradoxical effects of progressive legislations in India"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-188) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (India)
India. Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
SUBJECT National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (India) fast
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (India) fast
Subject Rural development -- Government policy -- India -- Chamoli District
Wildlife conservation -- Government policy -- India -- Chamoli District
Bureaucracy -- India -- Chamoli District
Chamoli District (India) -- Politics and government
LAW -- General.
Bureaucracy
Politics and government
Wildlife conservation -- Government policy
India -- Chamoli District
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781316227367
1316227367
9781316570241
131657024X
9781316570227
1316570223