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

The concept of politics associated with the World Bank’s view of development is the techno-managerial view of democracy resulted from the modifications to liberalism in 1970s. From this period, the World Bank emerged as a chief proponent of ‘development’ and ‘state’. The World Bank’s views in relation to development and politics can be traced from … Read more