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100 _aKishwar, Madhu Purnima.
245 0 _aDeepening democracy: challenges of governance and globalization in India/
_cMadhu Purnima Kishwar
260 _aNew York:
_bOxford university press,
_c2005.
300 _aviii, 334 p. ;
_c22 cm.
440 _aOxford India paperbacks
505 _aAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Laws, liberty, and livelihood : economic warfare against rickshaw owners and pullers -- 2. Blackmail, bribes, and beatings : licence-quota-raid raj for street vendors -- 3. Cutting our own lifeline : a review of India's farm policy -- 4. Captive people, free trade? : human rights and national boundaries -- 5. Naukri as property : causes and cures for corruption in government -- 6. A half step forward : the thwarting of economic reforms in India -- 7. When nature's call is a crime : breakdown of conflict resolution mechanisms in India -- 8. Symbols of mental slavery : of toilets, tubs, and drains -- 9. Destroying minds and skills : the dominance of angreziyat in our education -- 10. Yours nationally -- 11. Beyond for or against : unexplored complexities of India's reservation policy -- 12. Marks, merit, and competence : are reservations inherently anti-efficiency -- 13. Majoritarianism vs minoritarianism : Hindu-Muslim relations in post-independence India -- 14. An agenda for India : the speech we deserved to hear on August 15.
650 _aIndia
650 _aPolitics and government
650 _aEconomic history
650 _aGlobalization
650 _aPoor--Government policy
650 _aEconomic policy
650 _aSocial conditions
650 _aDemocratization
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