Power, poverty, and poison : disaster and response in an Indian city
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Power, poverty, and poison : disaster and response in an Indian city
Sage Publications, 1993
- : US
- : India
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization遡
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Bibliography: p. [190]-192
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Taking as a starting point the tragedy of over 300 people in Bangalore killed after drinking poisonous illicit liquor, this book examines the political, social and economic conditions in urban India today. The author examines the causes of such disasters and the response to it by institutions such as the medical services, the press, courts, police, bureaucracy, politicians and voters, in order to understand how a typical urban `system' works amid crisis in India today.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: THE DISASTER
It Begins
`Here of All Places...' - Bangalore Cantonment
`Why Do They Drink the Stuff?'
The Hooch Barons and the Excise Department
PART TWO: THE RESPONSE
Medical Services
The Press
The Courts and the Legal Process
The Police
Politicians and the Voters
Survivors
Implications
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