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Logics of Empowerment: Development, Gender, and Governance in Neoliberal India
Aradhana Sharma
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Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
A critical look at the globally dominant development strategy of “empowerment”
Celebratory news features about India’s thriving middle class tell only part of the story of the country’s recent economic rise, frequently glossing over the 300 million Indians who live on the margins and struggle to survive under economic liberalization. How do those cast out of their country’s successes perceive and respond to their position and mobilize against disempowerment?
In Logics of Empowerment, Aradhana Sharma takes up these questions, focusing on the work of an innovative women’s program called Mahila Samakhya that is part governmental and part nongovernmental and strives to ... Read moreBringing much-needed specificity to the study of neoliberalism, Logics of Empowerment fosters a deeper understanding of development and politics in contemporary India. Show LessProduct Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816654536
SKU
V9780816654536
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About Aradhana Sharma
Aradhana Sharma is assistant professor of anthropology and feminist studies at Wesleyan University. She is the coeditor of The Anthropology of the State: A Reader.
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