The Paradox of India’s North-South Divide: Lessons from the States and Regions

Kala Seetharam Sridhar is Senior Research Fellow, Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore

Samuel Paul is founder and chairperson of Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore, India. He spearheaded the development of “Citizen Report Cards” as an accountability tool, an experience described in his book Holding the State to Account: Citizen Monitoring in Action (Books for Change, 2002). A former director and professor of economics at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), he has served as advisor to the Indian government, the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Labour Organisation.