The Challenge in South Asia : development, democracy, and regional cooperation

Author(s)

• Wignaraja, Ponna
• Hussain, Akmal
• United Nations University

Bibliographic Information

The Challenge in South Asia : development, democracy, and regional cooperation

edited by Ponna Wignaraja and Akmal Hussain

United Nations University , Sage Publications, 1989

• : us
• : India

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book reflects the crisis of development, the associated crises of state and its impact on regional cooperation in South Asia. The resulting political and social unrest, violence and militarisation of state structures are considered in detail. The contributors to this volume focus on the depth of the crises and articulate alternatives available and sustainable in the South Asian context -- the common heritage, the renewable resource base and the available stock of knowledge which enlarges the range of technological options.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: DEVELOPMENT UNDERMINED Introduction Towards a New Praxis for Sustainable Development in Asia - Poona Wignaraja Catalyzing Alternative Development - D L Sheth Values, the Knowledge System, Power Ecology, Equity, and Self-Reliance - Vandana Shiva Economic Growth and Endemic Poverty in India - K Sundaram Bangladesh - W D Lakshman Lineages of Dependent Development: From State Control to the Open Economy in Sri LankaSyed M Hashemi Aid Dependence and the Structure of Poverty Behind the Veil of Growth - Akmal Hussain The State of Pakistan's Economy PART TWO: REGIME DYNAMICS AND REGIONAL COOPERATION Introduction The Crisis of State Power in Pakistan - Akmal Hussain Militarization and Dependence Community Identity and Militarization in Sri Lanka Social Origins of the Armed Forces and Tamil Militants A. Sri Lankan Armed Forces - Newton Gunasinghe B. Tamil Militants - Karthigesu Sivathamby Annex Ethnic Relations and Nation Building in Sri Lanka An Agenda for a Nonviolent Solution Indian Society - Harsh Sethi Crisis and Responses Islam, Ethnicity and Leadership in Pakistan - Akbar S Ahamad Ideology and the Status of Women in Indian Society - Gowrie Ponniah The Fate of the Ideology of the State in India - Ashis Nandy SAARC and the Asymmetry Issue - Pran Chopra SAARC - Q K Ahmad Some Comments on the Evolution and Some Elements of a Future Agenda

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Details

• NCID: BA07563708
• ISBN:
  • 0803996039
  • 8170361451
• LCCN: 89030579
• Country Code: ja
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Tokyo,New Delhi ; Newbury Park
• Pages/Volumes: 360 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HC430.6
  • DC19 : 338.959
  • NDC6 : 332.2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Asia, South -- Economic policy
  • LCSH : Asia, South -- Politics and government
  • LCSH : Asia, South -- Economic integration