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South Asia 2060 : envisioning regional futures / edited by Adil Najam and Moeed Yusuf.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social prediction.
- Economic forecasting.
- Social conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- International relations.
- Politics and government.
- Forecasting.
- South Asia--Forecasting.
- South Asia.
- South Asia--Politics and government--21st century.
- South Asia--Foreign relations--21st century.
- South Asia--Economic conditions--21st century.
- South Asia--Social conditions--21st century.
- Economic forecasting--South Asia.
- Social prediction--South Asia.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 324 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Anthem Press, An imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2013.
- Summary:
- South Asia 2060 is a dialogue among 47 thought leaders, ranging from policy makers to academics to civil society activists and visionaries from across South Asia and the world, on the likely longer-range trajectories of South Asia's future as a region. The collection explores how South Asia's regional future will impact the rest of the world while also shedding light on its present condition. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction : why South Asia? why the future? / Adil Najam and Moeed Yusuf
- Prisoners or masters of destiny? / Ramesh Thakur
- South Asian futures : three scenarios / Stephen P. Cohen and Jacob Friedman
- Federalism on the road : region and regionalism / Kanak Dixit
- Diversity in South Asia / John Thomson
- Future's past / Manan Ahmed Asif
- The future of democracy / Jalal Alamgir
- Conflict and reconciliation : three scenarios / Amitabh Mattoo
- Religion and state formation / Najeeb Jung
- Will South Asia still be terrorism's center of gravity? / William Milam
- Speculations on nuclear South Asia / Pervez Hoodbhoy and Zia Mian
- Nuclear risk : overstated or underrated? / Hilary Synnott
- The shadow of the India-Pakistan stalemate / Maleeha Lodhi
- Regional integration / Lhaba Tshering
- The future of integration / Nihal Rodrigo
- The giant neighbor : why is China important? / Manu Bhaskaran
- South Asian economy in 2060 / Ishrat Husain
- Economic futures : challenges ahead / A.K. Enamul Haque
- South Asia in the Asian economy : struggling to overcome history / Amitendu Palit
- Globalization and South Asia / Sanjoy Chakravorty
- Trade relations : some predictions and lessons / Pradeep S. Mehta and Niru Yadav
- Urbanization, environment and well-being / Madhav G. Badami and Murtaza Haider
- Urban futures, urban challenges / Syed Abu Hasnath
- Water security : risks and responses / John Briscoe
- Agriculture and food security / M.E. Tusneem
- Meeting electric power demand in South Asia / Rajan Gupta and Harihar Shankar
- E-South Asia : a social science fiction / Rohan Samarajiva.
- Population dynamics, economic prospects and regional coherence / David E. Bloom and Larry Rosenberg
- Towards cooperation for poverty reduction? / Safiya Aftab
- Health challenges / Gerald T. Keusch and Pramilla Senanayake
- Regional disease dynamics / Chalinda Weerasinghe
- Education : time bomb or silver bullet? / Jamshed Bharucha
- Scholarship in and on South Asia / Ali Riaz
- Rights and justice : a prospective view / Balakrishnan Rajagopal
- Patriarchy, power and paradox : dreaming gender equality and development / Shahla Haeri and Brenda Gael McSweeney
- Women in South Asia / Anita M. Weiss
- Media : new trends, old problems / Beena Sarwar
- Sports : passion and industry / Saad Shafqat.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780857280749
- 0857280740
- OCLC:
- 849641365
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