Human development and social power perspectives from South Asia / [electronic resource] :
Ananya Mukherjee Reed.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
- 1 online resource (1 v.)
- Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 10 .
- Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 10. .
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Human development : has the paradigm failed us? -- 1. Conceptualising human development : towards a social power approach. -- 2. Human development in India : a profile of unevenness. -- 3. Uneven human development in India : a social power perspective. -- 4. Human development in Pakistan and Bangladesh : a profile. -- 5. Uneven human development in Pakistan and Bangladesh. -- 6. Conclusions : agency, human development, & social power.
Social policy--South Asia. Minorities--Social conditions.--South Asia People with social disabilities--South Asia. Power (Social sciences)--South Asia.