Pubbl/distr/stampa	New Delhi ; ; Abingdon : , : Routledge, , 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (416 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	320.954
Altri autori (Persone)	SamaddaraRanabira SenSuhit K
Soggetto topico	Public administration - India
ISBN	1-138-66481-2 1-315-81612-1 1-317-80968-8 1-317-80969-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	section 1. A second transition? Sources of legitimacy and 'scientific' governance -- section 2. The production of appropriate subjects.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910791306503321

Autore	Parikh Sunita <1959->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c1997
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (243 p.)
Disciplina	305.8/00973
Soggetto topico	Affirmative action programs - Government policy - India - History Affirmative action programs - Government policy - United States - History Minorities - Government policy - India - History Minorities - Government policy - United States - History Race discrimination - Government policy - India - History Race discrimination - Government policy - United States - History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-76111-0 9786612761119 0-472-02742-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction -- The context of affirmative-action policy development -- The precursors of affirmative-action policy -- Affirmative action under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon -- Affirmative action under Carter, Reagan, and Bush -- Early reservation policy development in India -- Reservation policies under party competition -- Conclusion.
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Pubbl/distr/stampa	New Delhi : , : Routledge, , 2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (285 p.)
Disciplina	320.954
Altri autori (Persone)	PricePamela G RuudArild Engelsen
Collana	Exploring the political in South Asia
Soggetto topico	Political leadership - India Power (Social sciences) - India Politicians - India Democracy - India
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-53307-3 9786613845528 0-203-08541-8 1-136-19799-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; Power and Influence in India; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; Foreword by Mukulika Banerjee; Introduction; 1. Creating Followers, Gaining Patrons: Leadership Strategies in a Tamil Nadu Village: Björn Alm; 2. Leadership and Political Work: Mukulika Banerjee; 3. Wrestling with (Body) Politics: Understanding 'Goonda' Political Styles in North India: Lucia Michelutti; 4. To Create a Crowd: Student Leaders in Dhaka: Arild Engelsen Ruud; 5. Contradictory Youth Politics: Student Mobilisation in Uttar Pradesh: Craig Jeffrey 6. The New Caste Headmen? Dalit Movement Leadership in Tamil Nadu: Hugo Gorringe7. The Enduring Appeal of Populist Leadership in Contemporary Tamil Nadu: Andrew Wyatt; 8. Leadership and the Power of Honour in a Corrupt System: Paul R. Brass; 9. Beyond Clientelism: Digvijay Singh's Participatory, Pro-Poor Strategy in Madhya Pradesh: James Manor; 10. Development, Drought and Campaign Rhetoric in South India: Chandrababu Naidu and the Telugu Desam Party, 2003-2004: Pamela Price; About the Editors; Contributors; Index
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Autore	Mitra Subrata Kumar <1949, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (334 p.)
Disciplina	305.5/2/0954
Soggetto topico	Elite (Social sciences) - India Rural development - India Political participation - India
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-134-89884-3 1-280-32320-5 0-203-22168-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Book Cover; Title; Contents; Glossary; List of Illustrations; Preface; LOCAL ELITES AND THE POLITICS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT; Putting Local Development in the Context of Social and Economic Change; Power, Protest and Legitimacy; The Political Universe of India's Rural Elites; The Region and Local Elites as Key Parameters of the Model of Development; An Alternative View of Local Elites as Socially Cohesive 'Dominant' Elites; Post-Independence Development Policy in India; The Social Consequences of Development; Protest Movements as an Alternative Form of Political Action An Interactive Model of Participation in DevelopmentThe Context of Research; Plan of the Book; THE REGIONAL CONTEXT: THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT; The Regional Government and Policy Environment as Elements of the National Development Grid; The Institutions Connected with Development at the District Level; Surat District: Historical Background and Institutional Facilities; The Historical Context; The Cooperative Movement; Social Services and Infrastructural Facilities; Politics and Social Mobility; Dhenkanal District; The Demographic Characteristics; The Economy Social Services and Infrastructural FacilitiesThe Uncertain Legacy of the State People's Movement; Conclusion; THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN; The Personal and Social Attributes of Local Elites; Stratification below the District Level; Use of the Reputational Method for the Identification of the Interview Sample; Inherited Status and Acquired Power: The Sociodemographic Profile of the Sample; The Social Heterogeneity of Local Elites; Intergenerational Mobility; Organisational Affiliation and Elite Status; Conclusion; SETTING THE LOCAL AGENDA: THE PROBLEMS, PROGRESS AND AGENCY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT The Key Role of Local Elites as Opinion MakersThe Scope for Local Choice in Social and Economic Change; Room for Local Initiative; The Conceptualisation of Social and Economic Change; The Hierarchy of Problems; Solutions; The Effect of Social Class; A General Evaluation of Progress; Conclusion; THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF LOCAL CONFLICT: UNEQUAL BENEFITS, RADICAL PROTEST AND SOCIAL COHESION; Economic Change and Local Conflict; Radicalisation of the Local Political Arena; The Social Correlates of Radicalism; Conflict and Cohesion in the Local Arena; Conclusion INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPATION AND RADICAL PROTEST: THE STATE, SOCIETY AND ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE IN THE MIDDLEThe Rational, Moral and Cultural Models of Action; Local Elites and the Development Environment; The Nature of Elite Initiative and Efficacy; Socio-structural and Political Factors in the Benefits of Development; The Relationship of Institutional Participation and Radical Protest; Conclusion; CONCLUSION: THE TWO FACES OF DEVELOPMENT: PROTEST AND PARTICIPATION IN INDIA; Order, Development and the Polarisation Thesis; Situating the Model in the Indian Context The Field Strategy for Identifying Rural Netas
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