Power, protest, and participation : local elites and the politics of development in India / / Subrata K. Mitra
| Power, protest, and participation : local elites and the politics of development in India / / Subrata K. Mitra |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454667103321 |
Mitra Subrata Kumar <1949, >
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Power, protest, and participation : local elites and the politics of development in India / / Subrata K. Mitra
| Power, protest, and participation : local elites and the politics of development in India / / Subrata K. Mitra |
| 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 |
| ISBN |
1-134-89883-5
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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779816603321 |
Mitra Subrata Kumar <1949, >
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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