Devesh Sharma – författare

Even when public programmes are well-funded and well-designed, why do they fail to deliver? While existing research in political economy has identified various challenges affecting public service delivery, Public Financial Management, State Capacity, and Public Services in India unveils a critical, yet often overlooked factor: the architecture of public finance, particularly expenditure management systems. Drawing from existing literature, field experience, and primary data from government officials and citizens, Mathew, Purohit, and Sharma provide a compelling analysis of how India's public finance management system contributes to pervasive governance challenges. The book proposes a series of innovative changes, termed 'on-demand architecture', that aim to provide both funds and real-time data about those funds to effectively improve India's public finance management and responsiveness of service providers to citizens, civic society, and other stakeholders. By reimagining public finance beyond its traditional accounting and auditing function, the book presents a transformative framework for expanding India's expenditure capacity and enhancing public service delivery.

This book comprises a range of topics on climate science, including strategies for mitigating the impacts of climate change. It covers a broad spectrum of subjects, such as urbanization, coping mechanisms, water resources, watersheds, land use patterns, atmospheric deposition, agriculture, and carbon footprint. The book serves as an invaluable resource for researchers in the field, providing a comprehensive understanding of the key issues that need to be addressed. The articles included in the book are designed to interpret experimental data, observations from the field, and theoretical concepts to provide a deeper insight into the subject of climate change and its associated impacts.