دانلود کتاب Power, Protest and Participation: Local Elites and the Politics of Development in India

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Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Glossary
List of Illustrations
Preface
1 Local Elites and the Politics of Rural Development
The Problem Defined
Putting Local Development in the Context of Social and Economic Change
Power, Protest and Legitimacy
The Political Universe of India’s Rural Elites
The Region and Local Elites as Key Parameters of the Model of Development
An Alternative View of Local Elites as Socially Cohesive ‘Dominant’ Elites
Post-Independence Development Policy in India
The Social Consequences of Development
Protest Movements as an Alternative Form of Political Action
An Interactive Model of Participation in Development
The Context of Research
Plan of the Book
2 The Regional Context: The Social and Economic Background of Rural Development
The Objectives
The Regional Government and Policy Environment as Elements of the National Development Grid
The Institutions Connected with Development at the District Level
Surat District: Historical Background and Institutional Facilities
The Historical Context
The Cooperative Movement
Social Services and Infrastructural Facilities
Politics and Social Mobility
Dhenkanal District
The Demographic Characteristics
The Economy
Social Services and Infrastructural Facilities
The Uncertain Legacy of the State People’s Movement
Conclusion
3 The Elements of Design
The Objectives
The Personal and Social Attributes of Local Elites
Stratification Below the District Level
Use of the Reputational Method for the Identification of the Interview Sample
Inherited Status and Acquired Power: The Socio-Demographic Profile of the Sample
The Social Heterogeneity of Local Elites
Intergenerational Mobility
Organisational Affiliation and Elite Status
Conclusion
4 Setting the Local Agenda: The Problems, Progress and Agency of Rural Development
The Objectives
The Key Role of Local Elites as Opinion Makers
The Scope for Local Choice in Social and Economic Change
Room for Local Initiative
The Conceptualisation of Social and Economic Change
The Hierarchy of Problems
Solutions
The Effect of Social Class
A General Evaluation of Progress
Conclusion
5 The Social Construction of Local Conflict: Unequal Benefits, Radical Protest and Social Cohesion
The Objectives
Economic Change and Local Conflict
Radicalisation of the Local Political Arena
The Social Correlates of Radicalism
Conflict and Cohesion in the Local Arena
Conclusion
6 Institutional Participation and Radical Protest: The State, Society and Room for Manoeuvre in the Middle
The Objectives
The Rational, Moral and Cultural Models of Action
Local Elites and the Development Environment
The Nature of Elite Initiative and Efficacy
Socio-structural and Political Factors in the Benefits of Development
The Relationship of Institutional Participation and Radical Protest
Conclusion
7 Conclusion: The Two Faces of Development: Protest and Participation in India
The Problem Restated
Order, Development and the Polarisation Thesis
Situating the Model in the Indian Context
The Field Strategy for Identifying Rural Netas
The Rhetoric of Local Development
Region, Class and the Formation of Political Communities
General Implications of the Model of the Two Faces of Development
The State and Local Development in India
Appendix
The Background of the Survey
The Questionnaire and the Principal Results of the Survey
Notes
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index