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Reimagining Local Governance: The Kerala Model for Sustainable Commons Management

By Thomas Isaac, Former Finance Minister, Government of Kerala In Kerala, we have spent the last three decades charting an ambitious journey of democratic decentralisation. As someone deeply involved in shaping these processes, both as an academic and as a policymaker, I have witnessed firsthand how empowered local governments and Read more…

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