TY - BOOK AU - Mangla,Akshay TI - Making bureaucracy work: norms, education and public service delivery in rural India T2 - The Comparative Politics of Education SN - 9781009258012 U1 - 351.54 PY - 2023/// KW - Bureaucracy KW - India KW - Public administration KW - Local government KW - Citizen participation KW - Education, Primary KW - Government policy KW - Education, Rural KW - Students with social disabilities KW - Education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; PART 1. Introduction, Puzzles & Theory -- PART 2. Implementing Primary Education in Northern India -- PART 3. Ccomparative Extensions & Implications N2 - "This book sheds new light on bureaucratic performance and education in developing countries. Through a multi-level comparative analysis of four Indian states, and over two years of ethnographic research, the book opens the 'black box' of Indian bureaucracy, revealing how bureaucratic norms interact with social inequalities to shape public services"-- ER -