Does civil society matter? : governance in contemporary India / edited by Rajesh Tandon, Ranjita Mohanty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tandon, Rajesh.

Mohanty, Ranjita.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil society--India.

Civil society.

India.

Physical Description:

378 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage Publications, 2003.

Summary:

This book makes the case for broadening the idea of governance and advocates that while civil society can play the role of reforming the state, the relationship between civil society and governance needs to be critiqued from various perspectives.

Contents:

Introduction: Civil Society and Governance: Issues and Problematics / Rajesh Tandon, Ranjita Mohanty 9

1. A Critique of the Notion of Civil Society as the 'Third Sphere' / Neera Chandhoke 27

2. The Civil Society

Governance Interface: An Indian Perspective / Rajesh Tandon 59

3. The Crisis of Governance / Jayaprakash Narayan 77

4. Civil Society and the Goal of Good Governance / T.K. Oommen 125

5. Corruption and the Right to Information / Harsh Mander 145

6. Save the Chilika Movement: Interrogating the State and the Market / Ranjita Mohanty 167

7. When the Voiceless Speak: A Case Study of the Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha / Neera Chandhoke 198

8. Democratic Governance, Civil Society and Dalit Protest / Sudha Pai, Ram Narayan 243

9. A View from the Subalterns: The Pavement Dwellers of Mumbai / Bishnu N. Mohapatra 285

10. Land Distribution for Kol Tribals in Uttar Pradesh / B.K. Joshi 315.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [352]-359) and index.

ISBN:

0761996842

0761996850

8178291487

8178291495

OCLC:

51937024