Institutional Change and Power Asymmetry in the Context of Rural India

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Patnaik, Amar (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Public policy.; Welfare state.; Economic policy.; Public Policy.; Politics of the Welfare State.; Economic Policy.

 This book explains how to bring about institutional change and foster new institutional structures (institution building) by resolving power inequities in a rural ecosystem in India, and advocates the identification of an appropriate institutional champion to make this happen. The book develops a power-asymmetry-based framework and argues that a champion with the right attributes and the 'ability' to 'convene' people over a social issue can only succeed if he/she can resolve or reduce the deep-rooted societal power asymmetries within that community. It also presents four case studies that indicate how such social change is typically spread over a long period of time. 

 Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Literature Review and Experiential Observations -- Chapter 3 Ex-ante Framework & Research Questions -- Chapter 4 Research Methodology, Design and Methods -- Chapter 5 Emerging Framework & Model -- Chapter 6 Description and Analyses of the Cases -- Case I: The Thaku Ma of Tambakhuri - Bharati Kabi -- Case II: Total sanitation success of Bahalpur - Kumari Sahoo -- Case III : Aparajita, the architect of child rights at Bolaniposi -- Case IV: Bastina banishes alcoholism from Dasingbadi -- Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusions and significance of study -- Chapter 8 Limitations of the study and Future research.