The political and organisational vacuum created in Andhra Pradesh by the resentment of rich and middle peasants among upper castes and poor peasants among the backward classes has been fulfilled by the formation of Telugu Desam Party under the leadership of film star-turned-politician N.T.Rama Rao. The economic dominance and caste solidarity of rich peasant castes … Read more
The observations made by academicians like Adrian Leftwich, Niraja Gopal Jayal and Rajni Kothari are much relevant in the context of debate on crisis and governance. Leftwich dismissed Banks agenda as continuation of its technicist illusion, a kind of neo-managerialism surrounding more difficult spheres of political management of ‘development’ in the developing countries. He further … Read more
The background and context of the concept of ‘good governance’ can be traced back to the ongoing aid and overseas development policies of developed countries. These policies have three important features. First one is the aim of aid policies has been to initiate and promote market friendly and open competitive economic policies. This policy was … Read more
The terms ‘people’s participation’ and ‘community participation’ are related phrases used in the development literature across the world from the past three decades. The intellectual roots of the concept of participation, as said by Rajni Kothari, can be traced to “the liberal theory of progress, equality and democracy”. In the contemporary period, ‘people’s participation’ at … Read more