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The Troubling State of India's Democracy
As India’s power and prominence rise on the international stage, its longstanding tradition of democracy is under threat. Since establishing a secular and democratic constitution in 1950, India has held elections at the local, state, and national levels with frequent transitions of power between opposing parties. This commitment to democracy has provided political order to a country that is twice the size of Europe and with a stunning array of social and economic divides. Despite this rich tradition, India’s democracy faces an unprecedented threat with the rise of Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party, the Bharatiya Janata Party. After decisively winning general elections in 2014...
Rethinking Participation in Global Governance
Global governance involves the exercise of power, beyond a single state, to influence behaviour, to generate resources, or to allocate authority. Regulatory structures, and law of all kinds, increasingly shape the nature, use, and effects of such power. These dynamic processes of ordering and governance blend the extra- national with the national, the public with the private, the political and economic with the social and cultural. Issues of effectiveness, justice, voice, and inequality in these processes are growing in importance. This series features exceptional works of original research and theory-both sector-specific and conceptual-that carry forward the serious understanding and evaluation of these processes of global governance and the role of law and institutions within them. Contributions from all disciplines are welcomed. The series aims especially to deepen scholarship and thinking in international law, international politics, comparative law and politics, and public and private global regulation. A major goal is to study governance globally, and to enrich the literature on law and the nature and effects of global governance beyond the North Atlantic region. Book jacket.
Perspectives on Inclusive Policies for Development in India
This book presents perspectives by eminent economists, social scientists and policy makers, exploring in depth the post-reform developments in India, including issues pertaining to growth and equity, issues which have been at the core of life-time work of Prof. R. Radhakrishna. The book brings out how some public policy instruments created to promote growth have turned out to be regressive, promoting inequalities and creating a highly asymmetric federalism in India. It examines the efficacy of fiscal and monetary reforms and also emphasises the need for strengthening the institutions of governance, particularly judiciary and police, in order to boost investors’ confidence. It presents exer...
Including the Excluded in South Asia
This book analyses and discusses the multiple dimensions of social exclusion/inclusion seen in South Asia. It not only captures how ‘social exclusion’ is intrinsic to deprivation or deprivation in itself, but also the processes of political engagement and social interactions that the socially excluded develop as strategies and networks for their advancement. Consequently, the book goes beyond structures or agency, and examines the question of a more dynamic approach to provide spaces for the ‘socially excluded’ to self-manage exclusion, thereby raising discussions around the contested positions that underlie development discourse on social inequality. While social exclusion linked to...
Capturing Institutional Change
Institutions are norms that undergird organizations and are reflected in laws and practices. Over time, institutions take root and persist as they are path dependent and thus change resistant. Therefore, it is puzzling when institutions change. One such puzzle has been the enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act in India in 2005, which brought about institutional change by transforming the 'information regime'. Why did the government upend the norm of secrecy, which had historically been entrenched within the Indian State? This book uses archival material, internal government documents, and interviews to understand the why and how of institutional change. It demonstrates that the ins...
A History of Modern Maithili Literature
Maithili Has A Long Tradition Of At Least Seven Hundred Years; Being On Centre Stage In The Whole Of North-Eastern India Including Nepal. It Has Inspired The Growth Of Literature In The Entire Region. The Present Work Endeavours To Supplement The Earlier Work By Dr. Jayakant Mishra, (Sahitya Akademi, 1976) By Updating, Elaborating And Analysing The Latest Trends; It Dwells At Length On Contemporary Literature In All Its Forms, Focusing On The Spirit Of Mithila Today. A Careful Study Of Its Salient Features Will Show How Modern Maithili Literature Is Striving To Catch Up With Other Indian Literatures. Now That Maithili Is On The National Map, The Present Work Has In Mind The General Reader Who May Not Be Conversant With The Current Growth Of Maithili.
Social Watch India
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Citizens' Report on Governance and Development 2007
In this year's Citizens' Report on Governance and Development, the National Social Watch Coalition monitors and analyzes the Indian Government's performance in the four broad spheres—legislature, executive, judiciary, and local government. Through the lens of fundamental economic and social values—such as rights, development, freedom, and security—the report examines the sensitivity, efficiency, and efficacy of the institutions in enforcing rights and ensuring delivery of public services.
Whose Freedom?
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