1st Edition
Power, Protest and Participation Local Elites and Development in India
By Subrata K. Mitra
Copyright 1992
336 Pages
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Routledge
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The attitudes of local elites - the hinge between Indian state and rural society - towards protest and participation in development. Illuminates arguments about the nature of the state as well as the development process.
1 LOCAL ELITES AND THE POLITICS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2 THE REGIONAL CONTEXT: THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT 3 THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN 4 SETTING THE LOCAL AGENDA: THE PROBLEMS, PROGRESS AND AGENCY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT 5 THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF LOCAL CONFLICT: UNEQUAL BENEFITS, RADICAL PROTEST AND SOCIAL COHESION 6 INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPATION AND RADICAL PROTEST: THE STATE, SOCIETY AND ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE IN THE MIDDLE 7 CONCLUSION: THE TWO FACES OF DEVELOPMENT: PROTEST AND PARTICIPATION IN INDIA
Biography
Subrata K.Mitra is a senior lecturer in politics and director of the Centre for Indian Studies at The University of Hull.
