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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821772203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, India : , : Sage Publications, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

93-5328-951-3

93-5150-493-X

93-5150-217-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Collana

Governance, Conflict and Civic Action ; ; Volume 6

Disciplina

338.954

Soggetti

Social conflict - History - 21st century

Economic development - History - 21st century

South Asia Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

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

Sommario/riassunto

Analyses on how the processes of governance, development and conflict are inter-connected!