GOVERNANCE, CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH ASIA : PERSPECTEIVES FROM INDIA, NEPAL AND SRI LANKA BY SIRI HETTIGE, EVA GERHARZ (HARDCOVER)

This volume examines how various forms of governance have emerged in South Asia after colonialism and the developmental and conflict-related challenges the region faces. Drawing from the contexts of India, Sri Lanka and Nepal, it highlights the degree of institutionalization of democracy.The book further points to the manner in which shortcomings in governmental arrangements intersect with the prevalence of conflict at the national as well as sub-national levels. It showcases that democratic and more authoritarian cultures have influenced developmental successes and failures and reveals how (external) interventions and policy reforms in the name of development have led to diverse outcomes in different South Asian countries. Table of Contents: Preface Introduction: Governance, Development and Conflict in South Asia Siri Hettige and Eva Gerharz I: Theoretical Perspectives on Development and Governanace 'Participation' and 'Empowerment' in the Development Discourse: Rethinking Key Concepts Ravinder Kaur and Vinod K Jairath The Idea of Development as Governance: India in the First Decade of Independence Dilip M Menon II: Experiencing Development and Conflict and National Level Governance and Development in Post-Independence Sri Lanka Siri Hettige Rituals of Democracy and Development in NepalDavid N Gellner III: Governance, Conflict and Development: Experience at the GrassRoots Negotiating a Dual Governance System during the Conflict in Nepal Natalie Hicks Empowerment of Excluded Groups: Local Democracy and Social Change in Rural Odisha, Eastern India B B Mohanty Between Order and Chaos: Jaffna's Local Images of Governance during Conflict Eva Gerharz IV: Ideas and Interests in Governance and Development in Conflict-Ridden Societies Economic Growth to Conflict Mitigation: Changing Aid Strategies of Nepal's Donors Acharya Laxman Good Governance and Development in a Shrinking Local Policy Space: GATS and Service Sector Reforms Dileepa Witharana Glossary Index