Drought, Policy and Politics in India: The Need for a Long-Term Perspective - Hardcover

Mathur, Kuldeep; Jayal, Niraja Gopal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803991223 ISBN 13: 9780803991224

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

"The book has achieved its objective in highlighting the manner in which drought-mitigation rather than drought-proofing, and the need to move from a crisis management strategy to an area development strategy with a perspective of maintaining ecological balance, has been the overriding concern of the policymakers. The book, therefore, can serve as a useful guide to planners, policymakers, and administrators." --Seminar Taking a unique ecological perspective, this study provides a public policy analysis of drought management in India. The authors trace the historical origins of existing policy to the colonial response to famines and related this to the post-independence strategy of development planning for the agrarian sector. They clearly outline the administrative and financial mechanism for drought mitigation, highlighting the politics of policy-making. The authors then show how the sanctioning of relief expenditures is often politically motivated. With its ecological approach, this important volume will be essential reading for those involved in development studies, public policy, public administration, and environmental studies. "Their study is a cogent argument for shifting the focus of development planning form the short term to the long term." --The Hindustan Times "The book is a useful contribution to the understanding of policy formulation." --The Book Review

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About the Author:

Niraja Gopal Jayal is Professor at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, JNU, and is also Director of the Ford Foundation project ‘Dialogue on Democracy and Pluralism in South Asia’. Her current research interests include gender and governance, ethnic inequality and the governance of public institutions, and environmental political theory. Among her previous publications are Democracy and the State: Welfare, Secularism and Development in Contemporary India (1999); Drought, Policy and Politics in India (1993, co-authored); Democracy in India (2001, edited); and Democratic Governance in India: Challenges of Poverty, Development, and Identity (2001, co-edited with Sudha Pai).

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0803991223
• ISBN 13: 9780803991224
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 140