India'S Risks : Democratizing the Management of Threats to Environment, Health, and Values

Moor, Raphaelle; Gowda, M.V. Rajeev

ISBN 10: 0199450455 / ISBN 13: 9780199450459

Published by Oxford University Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: India'S Risks : Democratizing the Management of Threats to Environment, Health, and Values
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199450455
• ISBN 13: 9780199450459
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: International Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A prospective superpower, India is still grappling with a host of risks that threaten to hamper its progress. These range from environmental threats caused by GM crops and pollution; dangers to health from HIV/AIDS and maternal mortality; safety concerns about natural hazards, nuclear power, and industrial disasters; and challenges to livelihoods and values.

About the Author

Raphaelle Moor is a consultant in the area of disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, based in London. She managed the UKIERI's (UK-India Education and Research Initiative) 'India at Risk' project at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore for over two-and-a-half years.

M.V. Rajeev Gowda is Professor of Economics and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He serves as a Director on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India and is a Carnegie Council Global Ethics Fellow. He is also active in Indian politics.