Suchergebnisse

1. Federal theory and federalism in South Asia : an overview -- 2. India : a federation without federalism? -- 3. Pakistan : a defunct federalism -- 4. Nepal : an aspiring federation -- 5. Federal discourse and devolutionary denouement in Sri Lanka -- 6. Federal experiments in South Asia : a comparative view.

1. Religion and culture in nation building and governance of South Asia / Priyanka Jha -- 2. Civil service reforms and development of professionalism : a case study of Bangladesh / A.T.M. Obaidullah -- 3. Public service guarantee acts in Indian states : tools of accountability and ethical governance / Rumki Basu -- 4. Information technology as a key to good governance in Pakistan : a case study / Sarfraz Khawaja and Jahanzeb Waheed -- 5. Women empowerment in Kerala : a model in South Asia / Ahamed Kabeer M. -- 6. Natural disasters and women dependent on agriculture in India's rural areas / Manika Kamthan -- 7. Climate change mitigation through whole tree planting : a case study in India / Kapil Kumar Joshi, Vinay Sharma and Parag Madhkar Dhakate -- 8. Forest governance in north-east India and the role of the judiciary / Harsha S. and Dijamani Sarmah -- 9. Occupational health and safety in the ship-breaking industries of Bangladesh / Mahfuzul Haque -- 10. Climate change and its adaptation policies in Bangladesh : a synoptic view / M. Shamsur Rahman and Shahriar Shams -- 11. Model villages in the context of state, civil society and the market : emerging paradigm in India / E. Venkatesu -- 12. Labour motivation in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act/Scheme in India / Asif Hasan and Anwar Imam -- 13. Role of social audit in curbing corruption in India / Nitin Dhaktode.

pt. 1. Ideologies of city making : the formation of the Indian city -- pt. 2. Politics of town planning : colonial and postcolonial -- pt. 3. The city as an areana for struggles among multiple identities -- pt. 4. Lived cities : views of cities from the ground -- pt. 5. Subaltern practices and discourses in urban situations -- pt. 6. Consumer culture in contemporary South Asian cities.

Contributed articles on economic policy in South Asia presented at Fourth Annual SANEI Conference at Dhaka, in 2002 initiated by South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes

This highly topical book provides an in-depth account of the South Asian experience with the deadly disease that has held this region hostage for millennia. The book touches specifically on the resurgence of malaria experienced in the second half of the twentieth century, which occurred just a few years after malaria was thought to have been virtually eradicated from the region. The causes and consequences of this reappearance across space and time are discussed. The book also covers past, present and future ways to curb, control and ultimately, conquer malaria. As malaria continues to ravage

Globalisation has long historical roots in South Asia, but economic liberalisation has led to uniquely rapid urban growth in South Asia during the past decade. This book brings together a multidisciplinary collection of chapters on contemporary and historical themes explaining this recent explosive growth and transformations on-going in the cities of this region. The essays in this volume attempt to shed light on the historical roots of these cities and the traditions that are increasingly placed under strain by modernity, as well as exploring the lived experience of a new generation of city dwellers and their indelible impact on those who live at the city's margins. The book discusses that previously, cities such as Mumbai grew by accumulating a vast hinterland of slum-dwellers who depressed wages and supplied cheap labour to the city's industrial economy. However, it goes on to show that the new growth of cities such as Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Madras in south India, or Delhi and Calcutta in the north of India, is more capital-intensive, export-driven, and oriented towards the information technology and service sectors. The book explains that these cities have attracted a new elite of young, educated workers, with money to spend and an outlook on life that is often a complex mix of modern ideas and conservative tradition. It goes on to cover topics such as the politics of town planning, consumer culture, and the struggles among multiple identities in the city. By tracing the genealogies of cities, it gives a useful insight into the historical conditioning that determines how cities negotiate new changes and influences. There will soon be more mega cities in South Asia than anywhere else in the world, and this book provides an in-depth analysis of this growth. It will be of interest to students and scholars of South Asian History, Politics and Anthropology, as well as those working in the fields of urbanisation and globalisation.