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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Table of Contents<br/>Foreword<br/>1 Introduction: Contemporary Challenges and Civilizational Wellsprings<br/>Akmal Hussain and Muchkund Dubey<br/>Section I: Democracy<br/>2 State of Democracy in India - Subhash C. Kashyap<br/>3 Pakistan: Striving For Democracy - Hasan Askari Rizvi<br/>4 State, Society & Democratic Futures: Challenges for Bangladesh - Imtiaz Ahmed<br/>5 Deepening Democratic Structure in Sri Lanka - Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu<br/>6 Reconstructing Democracy in South Asia- Rounaq Jahan and Rehman Sobhan<br/>Section II: Inclusive Growth<br/>7 Inclusive Growth in India- Muchkund Dubey and Biswajit Dhar<br/>8 Strengthening Democracy through Inclusive Growth - Akmal Hussain<br/>9 Beyond Minimalism of Growth with Safety Net: Is Development 'Inclusive' in Bangladesh? - Binayak Sen<br/>10 Inclusive Growth in Sri Lanka - Saman Kelegama<br/>11 Inclusive Growth and Policies: The South Asian Experience - Thangavel Palanivel and Fatma Gul Unal<br/>Section III: The Environmental Crisis<br/>12 The Challenge of Global Climate Change: An Indian Perspective - Shyam Saran<br/>13 Climate Change: Pakistan's Existential Challenge - Ali Tauqeer Sheikh<br/>14 The Environmental Challenges in South Asia: Regional Cooperation for Adaptation Strategies - Leena Srivastava<br/>Section IV: Peace<br/>15 Persistent Inequality and the Challenges to Legitimacy and Peace Building in Pakistan - Imran Ali<br/>16 Unfinished Peace in a Diverse Society: Some Thoughts on The 'Peace' Process in Sri Lanka - Sumanasiri Liyanage<br/>17 South Asian Union - Kamal Hossain<br/>Section V: South Asia's Development and Financial Architecture<br/>18 A Regional Financial Architecture for Sustaining Asia-Pacific's Dynamism in the Post-Crisis World - Nagesh Kumar<br/>19 Reform of Global And Regional Financial Architecture - Ramgopal Agarwala<br/>Section VI: Recovering a Shared Sensibility for a Sustainable Future: Unity and Diversity in the South Asian Cultural Traditions<br/>20 Pluralism and Diversity in South Asia - Kapila Vatsyayan<br/>21 Peace, Sustainability and the Religious Other - Muhammad Suheyl Umar<br/>22 Some Aspects of South Asian Cultural Traditions - M. Anisuzzaman<br/>Section VII: Perspective on South Asia<br/>23 Democracy and Sustainable Development - Mohamed Nasheed<br/>25 Form and Substance of Democracy: Situating South Asia - T.K. Oommen<br/>26 Inclusive Growth, Democracy and Sustainable Development - Ajay Chhibber<br/>27 Some Reflections on Development in South Asia: Markets, Democracy, and People - Deepak Nayyar<br/>28 Livelihood, Nature, and Peace: A Grihini Perspective - Ela R. Bhatt<br/>29 The Story of Micro Credit : Grameen Bank and Social Business - Muhammad Yunus<br/>30 The Impact of Global Warming and the Imperative of Mitigation - R.K Pachauri<br/>31 Natural Disasters, Food Security, and Sustainable Development - M.S. Swaminathan<br/>32 State Pathologies, Peace, and Water - Khaled Ahmed<br/>33 A Vision for a South Asian Commonwealth - Abul Maal A Muhith<br/>About the Editor and Contributors<br/>Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198092346 0198092342 (hbk.) 0198092342 (Cover) 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014356862 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB410064  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016611824  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>South Asia--Politics and government--Sustainable Development
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JQ98.A91  / W67 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.954 HUS