03943oam 2200709I 450 991096692550332120251116222937.01-317-90496-61-315-84780-91-317-90497-410.4324/9781315847801 (CKB)3710000000248169(EBL)1798434(SSID)ssj0001377508(PQKBManifestationID)11790161(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001377508(PQKBWorkID)11328347(PQKB)11324351(MiAaPQ)EBC1798434(Au-PeEL)EBL1798434(CaPaEBR)ebr10944891(CaONFJC)MIL823628(OCoLC)892240354(OCoLC)897464145(OCoLC)893676779(FINmELB)ELB139013(EXLCZ)99371000000024816920180706e20142002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSouth Asia in a globalising world a reconstructed regional geography /edited by Robert W. Bradnock and Glyn Williams1st ed.London ;New York :Routledge,2014.1 online resource (301 p.)DARG Regional Development Series ;Number 3First published 2002 by Pearson Education Limited.1-138-16684-7 0-13-025947-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Contributors; Series Preface; Publisher''s Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 South Asia in a globalising world: a reconstructed regional geography; Part One Environmental challenges; 2 Modern farming, socio-environmental disasters and the displacement of traditional agriculture? A reassessment from Ranchi District, Jharkhand; 3 Rising waters, sinking land? Environmental change and development in Bangladesh4 Changing places: the roles of science and social science in the development of large-scale irrigation in South AsiaPart Two The politics of development; 5 The shock of reform: the political economy of liberalisation in India; 6 Regionalism, decentralisation and politics: state reorganisation in contemporary India; 7 NGO-Government Relationships in South Asia: the case of India and Bangladesh; 8 The Eppawela phosphate controversy in Sri Lanka: development in the context of a ''war for peace''; Part Three Social inequality and social change; 9 Rethinking poverty in Sri Lanka10 ''A fist is stronger than five fingers'': caste and dominance in rural north India11 Informal settlements and urban sustainability in Pakistan; 12 Urbanisation, migration and development in Bangladesh: a gender perspective; 13 Conclusion: development in South Asia: ground-truthing constructions of regional change; Glossary; IndexA comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. South Asia provides one of the world''s most challenging development contexts and The authors take a different approach to most traditional development texts, making the latest research teacher friendly and presenting material in an accessible manner for non-specialists.DARG regional development series ;Number 3.Rural developmentSouth AsiaSouth AsiaEconomic conditionsSouth AsiaSocial conditionsRural development307.1/412/0954307.14120954Bradnock Robert W271228Williams Glyn1970-246030MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966925503321South Asia in a globalising world4492585UNINA