Democracy and Civil Society in Asia: 2 Volume Set (International Political Economy) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 1403935939 ISBN 13: 9781403935939

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

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The dramatic shifts in the global political economy since the 1970s, and the financial crisis of 1997, had a decisive impact on economic, political and socio-cultural dimensions of people's lives. These and other aspects of globalisation have deeply affected the prospects for democratic development in Asia. This book offers critical perspectives on recent and long term trends in economic, socio-cultural and political life of the people of Asia under globalisation and examines the policies and constraints faced by the nation-states. It discusses the possibilities for expanding and consolidating existing democratic spaces, under the pressure of market reforms. It provides new insights into the prospects for democratic consolidations in the region. The book also explores the ways of going beyond the official and elitist discourses on constitutional democracy and economic development. It discusses the complex challenges of deepening poverty and highlights the obstacles to the empowerment of marginalized communities, including women and ethno-religious minorities. It suggests ways to engender development through grassroots democracy.

Biografía del autor:

FAHIMUL QUADIR is an Assistant Professor of the Division of Social Science and coordinator of the International Development Studies Program at York University in Toronto. He has recently published in Contemporary South Asia, New Political Economy, South Asian Studies, Hentz and Bøås (eds.), New and Critical Security and Region, Reed (ed.), Corporate Capitalism in Contemporary South Asia, Thomas and Wilkin (eds.), Globalization and the South, and Poku and Pettiford (eds.), Redefining the Third World. He also co-edited a volume entitled Crises of Governance in Asia and Africa .

JAYANT LELE is Professor Emeritus at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
He is the author/coauthor/editor of many articles and books including, Tradition and Modernity in Bhakti Movements, Elite Pluralism and Class Rule, Language and Society, Hindutva: The Emergence of the Right, Unravelling the Asian Miracle, and Asia: Who Pays for Growth?

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• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1403935939
• ISBN 13: 9781403935939
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 512
• Herausgeber: Quadir Fahim, Lele Jayant, Shaw Timothy M.