Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transportation Infrastructure : An Analysis of India's Bihar

This study examines the role of leadership in the development of transportation infrastructure, specifically bridges, in the Indian state of Bihar during the 2000s. Drawing from interviews and quantitative data, we show that leadership was a critical factor in fostering institutional change in the s...

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Main Authors:	Mazaheri, Nimah, Al-Dahdah, Edouard, Poundrik, Sandeep, Chodavarapu, Soujanya
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2013
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13391

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spelling	okr-10986-133912021-04-23T14:03:08Z Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transportation Infrastructure : An Analysis of India's Bihar Mazaheri, Nimah Al-Dahdah, Edouard Poundrik, Sandeep Chodavarapu, Soujanya This study examines the role of leadership in the development of transportation infrastructure, specifically bridges, in the Indian state of Bihar during the 2000s. Drawing from interviews and quantitative data, we show that leadership was a critical factor in fostering institutional change in the state government's bridge organisation. Three leaders worked as a coalition to mobilise resources, enforce new rules of the game, and motivate staff; thereby transforming the organisation from a chronic under-provider of bridges to a more effective provider. Our study contributes to the emerging research about how the role of leadership shapes development outcomes in low-income countries. 2013-05-13T17:59:10Z 2013-05-13T17:59:10Z 2013-02-07 Journal Article Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13391 en_US Journal of Development Studies;49(1) CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research India
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description	This study examines the role of leadership in the development of transportation infrastructure, specifically bridges, in the Indian state of Bihar during the 2000s. Drawing from interviews and quantitative data, we show that leadership was a critical factor in fostering institutional change in the state government's bridge organisation. Three leaders worked as a coalition to mobilise resources, enforce new rules of the game, and motivate staff; thereby transforming the organisation from a chronic under-provider of bridges to a more effective provider. Our study contributes to the emerging research about how the role of leadership shapes development outcomes in low-income countries.
format	Journal Article
author	Mazaheri, Nimah Al-Dahdah, Edouard Poundrik, Sandeep Chodavarapu, Soujanya
spellingShingle	Mazaheri, Nimah Al-Dahdah, Edouard Poundrik, Sandeep Chodavarapu, Soujanya Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transportation Infrastructure : An Analysis of India's Bihar
author_facet	Mazaheri, Nimah Al-Dahdah, Edouard Poundrik, Sandeep Chodavarapu, Soujanya
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title	Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transportation Infrastructure : An Analysis of India's Bihar
title_short	Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transportation Infrastructure : An Analysis of India's Bihar
title_full	Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transportation Infrastructure : An Analysis of India's Bihar
title_fullStr	Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transportation Infrastructure : An Analysis of India's Bihar
title_full_unstemmed	Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transportation Infrastructure : An Analysis of India's Bihar
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Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transportation Infrastructure : An Analysis of India's Bihar

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