Deepening democracy: challenges of governance and globalization in India/ Madhu Purnima Kishwar
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TextSeries: Oxford India paperbacksPublication details: New York: Oxford university press, 2005Description: viii, 334 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 0195683528Subject(s): India | Politics and government | Economic history | Globalization | Poor--Government policy | Economic policy | Social conditions | DemocratizationDDC classification: 330.954 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 330.954 KIS/D (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P04594 |
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Laws, liberty, and livelihood : economic warfare against rickshaw owners and pullers --
2. Blackmail, bribes, and beatings : licence-quota-raid raj for street vendors --
3. Cutting our own lifeline : a review of India's farm policy --
4. Captive people, free trade? : human rights and national boundaries --
5. Naukri as property : causes and cures for corruption in government --
6. A half step forward : the thwarting of economic reforms in India --
7. When nature's call is a crime : breakdown of conflict resolution mechanisms in India --
8. Symbols of mental slavery : of toilets, tubs, and drains --
9. Destroying minds and skills : the dominance of angreziyat in our education --
10. Yours nationally --
11. Beyond for or against : unexplored complexities of India's reservation policy --
12. Marks, merit, and competence : are reservations inherently anti-efficiency --
13. Majoritarianism vs minoritarianism : Hindu-Muslim relations in post-independence India --
14. An agenda for India : the speech we deserved to hear on August 15.
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