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Governance, conflict and development in South Asia : perspectives from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka / edited by Siri Hettige, Eva Gerharz

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Available from some providers with the title: Governance, conflict and civic action, governance, conflict and development in South Asia
Published
New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, 2015.
Copyright Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 293 pages) : illustration
Additional Creators
Hettige, S. T. (Siripala T.) and Gerharz, Eva
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Cover; Series Note; Contents; Preface; 1 -- Introduction; PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE; 2 -- 'Participation' and 'Empowerment' in the Development Discourse; 3 -- The Idea of Development as Governance; PART II: EXPERIENCING DEVELOPMENT AND CONFLICT AT NATIONAL LEVEL; 4 -- Governance and Development in Post-independence Sri Lanka; 5 -- Rituals of Democracy and Development in Nepal; PART III -- GOVERNANCE, CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT: EXPERIENCE AT THE GRASSROOTS; 6 -- Negotiating a Dual Governance System during the Conflict in Nepal; 7 -- Empowerment of Excluded Groups. and 8 -- Between Order and ChaosPART IV -- IDEAS AND INTERESTS IN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN CONFLICT-RIDDEN SOCIETIES; 9 -- Economic Growth to Conflict Mitigation; 10 -- Good Governance and Development in a Shrinking Local Policy Space; Glossary; About the Editors and Contributors; Index.
Summary
"This volume examines how various forms of governance have emerged in South Asia after colonialism, and the developmental and conflict-related challenges the region faces. Drawing from the contexts of India, Sri Lanka and Nepal, it highlights the degree of institutionalization of democracy."--Provided by publisher
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ISBN
9351502171 (electronic book)
9789351502173 (electronic book)
9789351504931 (EPUB)
935150493X (EPUB)
9789351501008 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9351501000 (hardback ; alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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