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Ghanshyam Shah - Democracy, Civil Society and Governance, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Democracy, Civil Society and Governance

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Civil society is often expected to rise above historical and contemporary socio-economic forces such as the neoliberal economic policy and undertake the transformation of a stratified society to an egalitarian society conducive to democracy. Democracy, Civil Society and Governance is an endeavour to critically examine such expectations. The book focuses on the interplay of democracy, civil society and public policy implementation, and addresses the role of civil society in terms of the changing nature of the economy and the condition of the working class. It highlights the reinforcement of hegemonic value systems by the contemporary mainstream civil society as well as the role of the pro-poor civil society in supporting and mobilizing the disadvantaged for their rights and justice. The book also critically evaluates government policies and their implementation in the domains of education, public health, employment, social upliftment and environment.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2018-12-24
  • Mått: 139 x 215 x undefined mm
  • Vikt: 470 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 260
  • Upplaga: 1
  • Förlag: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
  • ISBN: 9789353281793
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Ghanshyam Shah is an independent researcher, based in Ahmedabad. He is a retired professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He was earlier a Fellow-in-Residence, the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar; and National Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, and Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. He was also Director, Centre for Social Studies, Surat, and Dr Ambedkar Chair Professor (1995–1996) at LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago, Illinois; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara; and S.G. University, Surat. He has authored/co-authored and edited more than 20 books, including Social Movements in India (1981 and 2004), Protest Movements in Two Indian States (1977), Public Health and Urban Development: The Study of Surat Plague (1997), Untouchability in Rural India (2006), Dalit Identity and Politics (2001), Re-reading Hind Swaraj: Modernity and Subalterns (2012) and Growth or Development: Which Way Is Gujarat Going? (2014). He is a recipient of several academic awards.

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This is a quintessential book to understand democracy and contemporary Gujarat …. This book emphatically stresses on the role of innumerable groups for effective functioning of democracy. …. The strength of this book is not only in its encompassing analysis and rich chronicles, but also lies in its ability to rekindle the debate which was either forgotten or had settled down.

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