Bhattacharjee, Govind  <br/><br/>
Special Category States of India/  
by Govind Bhattacharjee 
 - New Delhi  Oxford University Press  2019 
 - xxiii, 506p.  Illustrations:  24cm; 
<br/><br/>Introduction to the special category states --<br/>Special category states in the framework of asymmetrical federalism in India --<br/>Assam, Nagaland, and Jammu & Kashmir : the first special category states --<br/>Institutional framework and policies for special category states --<br/>Other northeastern states : Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh --<br/>Sikkim --<br/>Himachal Pradesh --<br/>Uttarkhand --<br/>Evaluation of current socio-economic and developmental parameters of special category states --<br/>Public finances of special category states --<br/>Conclusion : summary, discussions, and a road map. 
<br/><br/> Eleven hill states of India, lacking severely in economic resources, and geographically isolated from the rest of the country but sharing international boundaries, comprise the group of 'special category states'. These states are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Uttarakhand. This book explores the reality of these states, going down to the roots of their backwardness and examining them in the context of asymmetric federalism 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199460830 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic history--Regional disparities<br/>Federal government -- India.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>380.454049