tala was a Europe-wide sensation, much admired by Goethe among others, though Goethe (followed by... more tala was a Europe-wide sensation, much admired by Goethe among others, though Goethe (followed by some contemporary Indian scholars) thought Jones too much of a prudish English moralist in his rendering of the more erotic passages of the original Sanskrit texts. Franklin argues, on the contrary, that Jones was engaged in a sensitive and successful mission of cultural bridge-building between East and West, and that he was not as buttoned up as Goethe thought.
Peter A. Wilderer and Martin Grambow (Eds.), Global Stability through Decentralisation? In Search... more Peter A. Wilderer and Martin Grambow (Eds.), Global Stability through Decentralisation? In Search for the Right Balance between Central and Decentral Solutions. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2016, 200 pp, ISBN-13: 978-3319243566.
This chapter traces the genealogy of water disputes primarily focusing upon post-independence Ind... more This chapter traces the genealogy of water disputes primarily focusing upon post-independence India. The complexity of politics around water and the disputes over its allocation as a natural resource have been analysed at many levels. At one level, it deals with actors (local and global, state and non-state, etc.), on the other it maps the issues (groundwater depletion, privatization, inter-sectoral allocation, etc.) as well as laws, policies and institutional framework on water. Further, the chapter critically engages with the nature and emerging trends of disputes over water such as convergence of macro and micro aspects, manifest and latent conflicts, politics of perspectives/world views, dominance of development discourse to name a few. Based on interdisciplinary approach, it uses the method of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to capture the complexities of laws and policies shaping the disputes over water in India.
Capitalism in the avatar of neoliberalism and globalisation has conjured up a new moment in this ... more Capitalism in the avatar of neoliberalism and globalisation has conjured up a new moment in this life of its own. The cyclical crises which have emerged in the last two decades provide clear indications of the growing perplexities of the new regime of capitalism. In this context, this book is a timely intervention. Samir Amin argues that with the coming of the Great Financial Crisis of 2007–2009 we have entered a new historical phase of capitalism. This phase of generalised monopoly capitalism is marked by the triumph of abstract capital. The present world system has five monopolies of the centre, namely: technology, finance, resource exploitation, media and communications and weapons of mass destruction (pp. 3–5). Amin, a noted Marxist thinker, takes up the political economy approach as an analytical tool of historical materialism to reflect the exploitative nature of contemporary capitalism and globalisation. The text weaves a range of diverse issues such as ethnicity, development...
Five-Year Plans help understand the policy and planning approach of the State to issues of water ... more Five-Year Plans help understand the policy and planning approach of the State to issues of water supply and sanitation in India. This chapter examines the policy focus on sanitation as reflected in various Five-Year Plans and analyses the changes that have taken place over the last six decades. At first, in urban areas, the focus is on slums whose demolition is seen as the only solution while in the later plans, there is a shift towards the creation of basic amenities. In rural areas, the Plans limit their focus to ‘problem villages’ and those suffering from endemic diseases. There is a progressive move towards decentralization, but important challenges persist in respect of how local bodies would raise the required economic resources. Towards the later Plan periods, a distinct market-based approach to water supply and sanitation emerges. Welfare measures are redesignated as economic imperatives and water is considered an economic asset.
Priya Sangameswaran, Neoliberalism and Water: Complicating the Story of ‘Reforms’ in Maharashtra,... more Priya Sangameswaran, Neoliberalism and Water: Complicating the Story of ‘Reforms’ in Maharashtra, New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2014, xiv + 323 pp., ISBN 9788125054917 (Hardbound). Farhat Naz, Socio-cultural Context of Water: Study of a Gujarat Village, New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2014, xxii + 255 pp., ISBN 9788125054306 (Hardbound). Aidan A. Cronin, Pradeep K. Mehta and Anjal Prakash (Eds.), Gender Issues in Water and Sanitation Programmes: Lessons from India, New Delhi: SAGE Publications, 2015, xviii + 321 pp., ₹995, ISBN 9789351500650 (Hardbound).
tala was a Europe-wide sensation, much admired by Goethe among others, though Goethe (followed by... more tala was a Europe-wide sensation, much admired by Goethe among others, though Goethe (followed by some contemporary Indian scholars) thought Jones too much of a prudish English moralist in his rendering of the more erotic passages of the original Sanskrit texts. Franklin argues, on the contrary, that Jones was engaged in a sensitive and successful mission of cultural bridge-building between East and West, and that he was not as buttoned up as Goethe thought.
Peter A. Wilderer and Martin Grambow (Eds.), Global Stability through Decentralisation? In Search... more Peter A. Wilderer and Martin Grambow (Eds.), Global Stability through Decentralisation? In Search for the Right Balance between Central and Decentral Solutions. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2016, 200 pp, ISBN-13: 978-3319243566.
This chapter traces the genealogy of water disputes primarily focusing upon post-independence Ind... more This chapter traces the genealogy of water disputes primarily focusing upon post-independence India. The complexity of politics around water and the disputes over its allocation as a natural resource have been analysed at many levels. At one level, it deals with actors (local and global, state and non-state, etc.), on the other it maps the issues (groundwater depletion, privatization, inter-sectoral allocation, etc.) as well as laws, policies and institutional framework on water. Further, the chapter critically engages with the nature and emerging trends of disputes over water such as convergence of macro and micro aspects, manifest and latent conflicts, politics of perspectives/world views, dominance of development discourse to name a few. Based on interdisciplinary approach, it uses the method of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to capture the complexities of laws and policies shaping the disputes over water in India.
Capitalism in the avatar of neoliberalism and globalisation has conjured up a new moment in this ... more Capitalism in the avatar of neoliberalism and globalisation has conjured up a new moment in this life of its own. The cyclical crises which have emerged in the last two decades provide clear indications of the growing perplexities of the new regime of capitalism. In this context, this book is a timely intervention. Samir Amin argues that with the coming of the Great Financial Crisis of 2007–2009 we have entered a new historical phase of capitalism. This phase of generalised monopoly capitalism is marked by the triumph of abstract capital. The present world system has five monopolies of the centre, namely: technology, finance, resource exploitation, media and communications and weapons of mass destruction (pp. 3–5). Amin, a noted Marxist thinker, takes up the political economy approach as an analytical tool of historical materialism to reflect the exploitative nature of contemporary capitalism and globalisation. The text weaves a range of diverse issues such as ethnicity, development...
Five-Year Plans help understand the policy and planning approach of the State to issues of water ... more Five-Year Plans help understand the policy and planning approach of the State to issues of water supply and sanitation in India. This chapter examines the policy focus on sanitation as reflected in various Five-Year Plans and analyses the changes that have taken place over the last six decades. At first, in urban areas, the focus is on slums whose demolition is seen as the only solution while in the later plans, there is a shift towards the creation of basic amenities. In rural areas, the Plans limit their focus to ‘problem villages’ and those suffering from endemic diseases. There is a progressive move towards decentralization, but important challenges persist in respect of how local bodies would raise the required economic resources. Towards the later Plan periods, a distinct market-based approach to water supply and sanitation emerges. Welfare measures are redesignated as economic imperatives and water is considered an economic asset.
Priya Sangameswaran, Neoliberalism and Water: Complicating the Story of ‘Reforms’ in Maharashtra,... more Priya Sangameswaran, Neoliberalism and Water: Complicating the Story of ‘Reforms’ in Maharashtra, New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2014, xiv + 323 pp., ISBN 9788125054917 (Hardbound). Farhat Naz, Socio-cultural Context of Water: Study of a Gujarat Village, New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2014, xxii + 255 pp., ISBN 9788125054306 (Hardbound). Aidan A. Cronin, Pradeep K. Mehta and Anjal Prakash (Eds.), Gender Issues in Water and Sanitation Programmes: Lessons from India, New Delhi: SAGE Publications, 2015, xviii + 321 pp., ₹995, ISBN 9789351500650 (Hardbound).
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