Democracy And Decentralisation In South Asia And West Africa
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Democracy And Decentralisation In South Asia And West Africa
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Author : Richard Charles Crook
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1998-12-03
Democracy And Decentralisation In South Asia And West Africa written by Richard Charles Crook and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-12-03 with Business & Economics categories.
This book is an in-depth empirical study of four Asian and African attempts to create democratic, decentralised local governments in the late 1980s and 1990s. The case studies of Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Karnataka (India) and Bangladesh focus upon the enhancement of participation; accountability between people, politicians and bureaucrats; and, most importantly, on whether governmental performance actually improved in comparison with previous forms of administration. The book is systematically comparative, and based upon extensive popular surveys and local fieldwork. It makes an important contribution to current debates in the development literature on whether 'good governance' and decentralisation can provide more responsive and effective services for the mass of the population - the poor and disadvantaged who live in the rural areas.
Understanding Social Dynamics In South Asia
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Author : Partha Nath Mukherji
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-02-26
Understanding Social Dynamics In South Asia written by Partha Nath Mukherji and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-26 with Social Science categories.
This volume includes fourteen essays by eminent sociologists in memory of Ramkrishna Mukherjee (1919–2017), the last of the founding architects of sociology in India. It also includes two interviews with Ramkrishna Mukherjee by senior sociologists. The essays cover a variety of themes and topics close to the works of Ramkrishna Mukherjee: the idea of unitary social science, methodology of social research, the question of facts and values, rural society and social change, social mobility, family and gender, and nationalism. In the two interviews included here Mukherjee clarifies his intellectual trajectory as well as issues of methodology and methods in social research. Overall, this volume endorses his emphasis on the need for social researchers to transcend the ‘what’ and ‘how’ to ‘why’ in the pursuit of sociological knowledge. The volume is a valuable addition to the history of sociology in India. Students of sociology and other social sciences will find it useful as a book of substantive readings on social dynamics; those researching the social world will find in it a useful guide to issues in designing and execution of social research projects.
Central Local Relations In Asian Constitutional Systems
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Author : Andrew Harding
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-12-17
Central Local Relations In Asian Constitutional Systems written by Andrew Harding and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-17 with Law categories.
This book examines territorial governance in Asia in the context of central-local relations. In an era of attempts to deal with issues such as decentralisation, conflict involving ethnic and religious enclaves, and demands for regional autonomy, it is timely to examine central-local relations in a pan-Asian perspective, assessing the attempts in a range of different constitutional systems from Japan to Myanmar to re-order constitutional structures for local government. The book looks at the constitutional systems for organising central-local relations in Asia and attempts to draw conclusions from contemporary experiences.
The Politics Of Accountability In Southeast Asia
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Author : Garry Rodan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014
The Politics Of Accountability In Southeast Asia written by Garry Rodan and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Political Science categories.
This book examines different ideologies and related political coalitions forming the bases of movements for accountability reform in Southeast Asia.
Asian Democracy In World History
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Author : Alan T. Wood
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-29
Asian Democracy In World History written by Alan T. Wood and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with History categories.
Taking a comparative approach, Alan T. Wood traces the evolution of democracy from its origins in prehistoric times and describes democratic growth in thirteen Asian countries from Japan in East Asia to Pakistan in South Asia and examines key issues such as: * How does the democratic experience in Asia, in countries with unique and totalitarian political traditions, compare with democracies worldwide? * Is the aspiration to freedom universal or is it a product of western ideas and institutions?
Deepening Democracy In Indonesia
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Author : Maribeth Erb
language : en
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Release Date : 2009
Deepening Democracy In Indonesia written by Maribeth Erb and has been published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Democracy categories.
Since the fall of long-reigning President Soeharto, in 1998, Indonesia has been in an era of transition, away from an authoritarian regime, and on a quest for democracy. This quest started with decentralization laws implemented in 2001, which gave greater autonomy to the regions, and continued with the direct elections for the national and local legislatures and the President in 2004. The latest development in this democratization process is the implementation of a system for the direct election of regional leaders, which began in 2005; the first round of elections across the nation for all governors, mayors and district heads was completed in 2008. Authors of the chapters in this volume, the result of a workshop in Singapore in 2006, present data from across the archipelago for these first direct elections for local leaders and give their assessment as to how far these elections have contributed to a deepening democracy.
Waiting For Democracy
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Author : Jesse Craig Ribot
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Waiting For Democracy written by Jesse Craig Ribot and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Conservation of natural resources categories.
References pp. 115-132.
Deliberative Democracy In Asia
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Author : Baogang He
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-08-24
Deliberative Democracy In Asia written by Baogang He and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-24 with Political Science categories.
Featuring cases from India, China, Nepal, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Mongolia and Malaysia, the authors demonstrate and compare the differing uses of public deliberation in Asia. Many countries in Asia have long traditions of public deliberation, in both democratic and undemocratic settings, some of which continue today. Yet in the face of pressures from complex governance, popular protests and democratization, certain deliberative practices – notably deliberative polling – have been ‘parachuted’ into the region without regard to historical or traditional practices of deliberation. And, the motivations differ. Some states have made use of public deliberation in order to contain dissent, while others have more emancipatory goals in mind. The contributors to this book take a comparative perspective on the emergence and evolution of deliberative practices in Asia, and their relationships with democracy. They analyse the main motivations for introducing public deliberation in different political regimes and the effectiveness of public deliberation in Asian countries for solving problems and improving governance. In doing so they evaluate whether deliberative democratic tools, can apply to all societies regardless of their political and cultural differences. Essential reading for students and scholars of Asian Politics, this book will also be of great use to all political scientists with an interest in deliberative democracy.
Politics In South Asia
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Author : Siegfried O. Wolf
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-11-10
Politics In South Asia written by Siegfried O. Wolf and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-10 with Political Science categories.
The book introduces central themes that have preoccupied the field of South Asian politics over the last few decades and identifies new, emerging areas of research. Presenting both general political theory and context-specific case studies, the collection draws attention to the methodological challenges of working on an area-specific theme and the importance of generating generalizable insights linked to theory. Hence it will be of interest for political scientists working on South Asian politics as well as on other non-Western societies. The collection represents an unusually broad survey of scholarship emerging from a range of leading academic centres in the field.
Energy Politics And Rural Development In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Naaborle Sackeyfio
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-09-26
Energy Politics And Rural Development In Sub Saharan Africa written by Naaborle Sackeyfio and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-26 with Political Science categories.
This book addresses the paradox of uneven electricity in one of the fastest growing and now petro rich economies, Ghana, by addressing the question of why one of the most hydro rich countries in sub-Saharan Africa produces irregular access for all but ‘swing’ voter regions of the country. The book questions why targeted rural electricity initiatives over the course of the last two decades have yielded uneven benefits for what is a substantial portion of the country’s population. Using Ghana as an emblematic case-study that speaks to broader regional concerns, including those of Nigeria and South Africa, this book contextualizes the variegated nature of how power sector reforms could not be undertaken without significant political costs. Indeed, the book situates an unfolding political landscape that prompted the successful but partial implementation of power sector reforms in part prompted by the Washington consensus and undergirded by a shrinking role for the state in the wider economy.