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Political Science General

Power Matters

Essays on Institutions, Politics and Society in India

by (author) John Harriss

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2009
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780198063315
    Publish Date
    Jan 2009
    List Price
    $21.95

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Description

This volume brings together ten essays from the author's enduring work on the different dimensions of power in Indian society. Harriss' analysis of power has been debated across scholarly and policy making circles, and the public sphere in India. His influence on India's developmental thinking and the debate on state's developmentalist organizations has been substantial. The volume traces how issues of political and institutional power explains economic change, resource management, and poverty, inequality and governance, social capital and civil society - all issues of contemporary and continuing relevance in Indian politics. Apart from a scholarly audience, this volume will appeal to policy planners, technocrats, and activists in organizations.

About the author

Contributor Notes

John Harriss is Professor of International Studies and Director of the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.