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Wagle, Subodh
- Developmental Alternatives in Institutional and Knowledge Spheres
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1 Indian School of Political Economy, IN
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Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, Vol 10, No 4 (1998), Pagination: 735-749Abstract
The book under review, as its subtitle suggests, is about alternative forestry, or, in a larger sense, about alternative development strategies. However, it lacks a background discussion on alternative development discourse in general. The first section of this review article, hence, is a brief review of the theory and practice of alternative development intended to provide the necessary substantive context for the readers. The following sections of this review (Section 2 to Section 8) deal with the major issues covered in the book. The last section contains brief concluding remarks from the reviewer.- The Political Dynamics of Grassischolar_mains Environment-Development Struggles:The Case Study of the Struggle against the Enron Power Project
Authors
1 Indian School of Political Economy, IN
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Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, Vol 10, No 1 (1998), Pagination: 25-68Abstract
This paper follows up with the paper by the same author published in the July-September 1997 issue of this Journal. This paper is also divided into two main parts. In Part I, a framework for analysis of struggles by local communities against development projects is discussed in brief. This framework has already been discussed in detail in the earlier paper mentioned before.
In Part II of this paper, the struggle against the Enron power project by local communities in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra state is analysed at some length. Following the framework described in Part I, the discussion in Part II elaborates, first, on the details of the project and the contentious issues and, then, on the main actors in the controversy. It also presents a brief chronology of major events in the grassischolar_mains struggle. Finally, using the seven steps outlined in the framework, the discussion in Part II systematically analyses the political dynamics of the struggle in order to understand the failure of the movement to discontinue the project.
- The Political Dynamics of Grassischolar_mains Environment Development Struggles:The Case-Study of the Struggle Against the Narmada Dam
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1 Indian School of Political Economy, IN
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Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, Vol 9, No 3 (1997), Pagination: 409-462Abstract
The paper is divided in two parts. In Part I, a framework for analysis of struggles of local and rural communities against development projects is proposed and discussed in detail. In this part, the theoretical foundations of the framework, including the objective, underlying theoretical perspective, and various definitions and concepts, are described in the beginning. Then, the nature and importance of three primary components of the framework - a brief review of substantive issues, chronology and classification of main actors - are explained. In the final section, the seven-phase tool to analyse political dynamics of the struggles is discussed in detail.In Part II of the paper, the struggle against the Narmada Dam is analysed using the framework presented in Part I. Following the pattern set in Part I, the discussion in Part II covers a brief review of issues, provides a brief chronology of events, and discusses classification of main actors. In the subsequent section, the political dynamics of the struggle against Narmada Dam is analysed in detail.
- Autonomous Development:A Radical 'Political' Critique of Conventional Development Paradigm
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1 Indian School of Political Economy, Pune, IN
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Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, Vol 9, No 2 (1997), Pagination: 360-376Abstract
The mainstream or the conventional development model and the paradigm guiding it have been subjected to criticisms from diverse perspectives. After the initial euphoria in the 1950s and 1960s over gains of development, the theoretical shortcomings and practical failures of the conventional development model started becoming evident. It was then put to criticism by some social scientists as well as development planners and administrators.- Whither Indian Environmentalism?
Authors
1 Indian School of Political Economy, IN