Research Catalog

Title

Democracy, sustainable development, and peace : new perspectives on South Asia / edited by Akmal Hussain, Muchkund Dubey.

Author

World Conference on Recreating South Asia: Democracy, Social Justice and Sustainable Development (2011 : New Delhi, India)

Publication

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014.

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Additional Authors

• Hussain, Akmal
• Dubey, Muchkund

Description

vii, 639 pages; 24 cm

Subjects

• South Asia
• Umweltpolitik
• Wirtschaftspolitik
• Political science
• Lebensmittelversorgung
• Wirtschaftsentwicklung
• South Asia > Politics and government > Congresses
• Südasien
• Gesellschaft

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: Contemporary Challenges and Civilizational Wellsprings / Muchkund Dubey -- pt. I DEMOCRACY -- 2.State of Democracy in India / Subhash C. Kashyap -- 3.Pakistan: Striving for Democracy / Hasan Askari Rizvi -- 4.State, Society, and Democratic Futures: Challenges for Bangladesh / Imtiaz Ahmed -- 5.Deepening Democratic Structure in Sri Lanka / Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu -- 6.Reconstructing Democracy in South Asia / Rehman Sobhan -- pt. II INCLUSIVE GROWTH -- 7.Inclusive Growth in India / Biswajit Dhar -- 8.Strengthening Democracy through Inclusive Growth / Akmal Hussain -- 9.Beyond Minimalism of Growth with Safety Net: Is Development `Inclusive' in Bangladesh? / Binayak Sen -- 10.Inclusive Growth in Sri Lanka / Saman Kelegama -- 11.Inclusive Growth and Policies: The South Asian Experience / Fatma Gul Unal -- pt. III THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS -- 12.The Challenge of Global Climate Change: An Indian Perspective / Shyam Saran --
• Contents note continued: 13.Climate Change: Pakistan's Existential Challenge / Ali Tauqeer Sheikh -- 14.The Environmental Challenges in South Asia: Regional Cooperation for Adaptation Strategies / Leena Srivastava -- pt. IV PEACE -- 15.Persistent Inequality and the Challenges to Legitimacy and Peace-building in Pakistan / Imran Ali -- 16.Unfinished Peace in a Diverse Society: Some Thoughts on the `Peace' Process in Sri Lanka / Sumanasiri Liyanage -- 17.South Asian Union: Vision of a Peaceful South Asia---Of the People, For the People, and By the People / Kamal Hossain -- pt. V SOUTH ASIA'S DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE -- 18.A Regional Financial Architecture for Sustaining Asia-Pacific's Dynamism in the Post-crisis World / Nagesh Kumar -- 19.Reform of Global and Regional Financial Architecture / Ramgopal Agarwala -- pt. VI RECOVERING A SHARED SENSIBILITY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE SOUTH ASIAN CULTURAL TRADITIONS --
• Contents note continued: 20.Pluralism and Diversity in South Asia / Kapila Vatsyayan -- 21.Peace, Sustainability, and the Religious Other / Muhammad Suheyl Umar -- 22.Some Aspects of South Asian Cultural Traditions / M. Anisuzzaman -- pt. VII PERSPECTIVE ON SOUTH ASIA -- 23.Democracy and Sustainable Development / Mohamed Nasheed -- 24.Form and Substance of Democracy: Situating South Asia / T.K. Oommen -- 25.Inclusive Growth, Democracy, and Sustainable Development / Ajay Chhibber -- 26.Some Reflections on Development in South Asia: Markets, Democracy, and People / Deepak Nayyar -- 27.Livelihood, Nature, and Peace: A Grihini Perspective / Ela Bhatt -- 28.The Story of Micro-credit: Grameen Bank and Social Business / Muhammad Yunus -- 29.The Impact of Global Warming and the Imperative of Mitigation / R.K. Pachauri -- 30.Natural Disasters, Food Security, and Sustainable Development / M.S. Swaminathan -- 31.State Pathologies, Peace, and Water / Khaled Ahmed -- 32.A Vision for a South Asian Commonwealth / Abul Maal A. Muhith.

ISBN

• 9780198092346 (hbk.)
• 0198092342 (hbk.)
• 0198092342 (Cover)

LCCN

2014356862

OCLC

• ocn889374544
• 889374544
• SCSB-5785471

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries