Poverty and Governance in South Asia

ISBN-13: 9781138492189 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 154 str.

Syeda Naushin Parnini

Opis

This book analyzes the discourses of development agenda and governance crisis to reduce poverty through Millennium Development Goals  in South Asia. It finds that the agenda largely widens the gap between the rich and poor, which combined with rising inflation, contributes to political instability. It provides a survey of the region by not only focusing on India, Pakistan and Bangladesh but also on the smaller countries in the region such as Bhutan, and explores the consequences of the neo-liberal democracy and recent development agenda coupled with governance reforms.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Political Economy of South Asia 3. Governance and Development in South Asia 4. Poverty Reduction and Governance Paradox 5. Poverty Dynamics and Empirical Evidence 6. Endogenous Governance and Democracy in South Asia

O autorze

Syeda Naushin Parnini is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. She was a guest fellow at the Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies, Germany, and a consultant to the European Union on poverty reduction projects. She has published a number of books and articles on democratic governance and international development.