Democracy, Sustainable Development, and Peace New Perspectives on South Asia

by Hussain, Akmal; Dubey, Muchkund

• ISBN13: 9780199082834
• ISBN10: 0199082839
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2014-01-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author Biography

Akmal Hussain, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Forman Christian College, Lahore,Muchkund Dubey, Professor/President, Council for Social Development, New Delhi


Akmal Hussain is Distinguished Professor of Economics at Forman Christian College, Lahore.

Muchkund Dubey is currently the President of the Council for Social Development, New Delhi and Co-Chairperson of South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS).

Table of Contents

Foreword
1 Introduction: Contemporary Challenges and Civilizational Wellsprings
Akmal Hussain and Muchkund Dubey
Section I: Democracy
2 State of Democracy in India - Subhash C. Kashyap
3 Pakistan: Striving For Democracy - Hasan Askari Rizvi
4 State, Society & Democratic Futures: Challenges for Bangladesh - Imtiaz Ahmed
5 Deepening Democratic Structure in Sri Lanka - Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
6 Reconstructing Democracy in South Asia- Rounaq Jahan and Rehman Sobhan
Section II: Inclusive Growth
7 Inclusive Growth in India- Muchkund Dubey and Biswajit Dhar
8 Strengthening Democracy through Inclusive Growth - Akmal Hussain
9 Beyond Minimalism of Growth with Safety Net: Is Development 'Inclusive' in Bangladesh? - Binayak Sen
10 Inclusive Growth in Sri Lanka - Saman Kelegama
11 Inclusive Growth and Policies: The South Asian Experience - Thangavel Palanivel and Fatma Gul Unal
Section III: The Environmental Crisis
12 The Challenge of Global Climate Change: An Indian Perspective - Shyam Saran
13 Climate Change: Pakistan's Existential Challenge - Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
14 The Environmental Challenges in South Asia: Regional Cooperation for Adaptation Strategies - Leena Srivastava
Section IV: Peace
15 Persistent Inequality and the Challenges to Legitimacy and Peace Building in Pakistan - Imran Ali
16 Unfinished Peace in a Diverse Society: Some Thoughts on The 'Peace' Process in Sri Lanka - Sumanasiri Liyanage
17 South Asian Union - Kamal Hossain
Section V: South Asia's Development and Financial Architecture
18 A Regional Financial Architecture for Sustaining Asia-Pacific's Dynamism in the Post-Crisis World - Nagesh Kumar
19 Reform of Global And Regional Financial Architecture - Ramgopal Agarwala
Section VI: Recovering a Shared Sensibility for a Sustainable Future: Unity and Diversity in the South Asian Cultural Traditions
20 Pluralism and Diversity in South Asia - Kapila Vatsyayan
21 Peace, Sustainability and the Religious Other - Muhammad Suheyl Umar
22 Some Aspects of South Asian Cultural Traditions - M. Anisuzzaman
Section VII: Perspective on South Asia
23 Democracy and Sustainable Development - Mohamed Nasheed
25 Form and Substance of Democracy: Situating South Asia - T.K. Oommen
26 Inclusive Growth, Democracy and Sustainable Development - Ajay Chhibber
27 Some Reflections on Development in South Asia: Markets, Democracy, and People - Deepak Nayyar
28 Livelihood, Nature, and Peace: A Grihini Perspective - Ela R. Bhatt
29 The Story of Micro Credit : Grameen Bank and Social Business - Muhammad Yunus
30 The Impact of Global Warming and the Imperative of Mitigation - R.K Pachauri
31 Natural Disasters, Food Security, and Sustainable Development - M.S. Swaminathan
32 State Pathologies, Peace, and Water - Khaled Ahmed
33 A Vision for a South Asian Commonwealth - Abul Maal A Muhith
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