Democracy, sustainable development, and peace : New perspectives on South Asia /
edited by Akmal Hussain, Muchkund Dubey.
- New Delhi Oxford University Press 2014
- vii, 639 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 About the Editor and Contributors Index