About the Book

The present volume brings together a collection of writings by eminent scholars that seek to interrogate the processes of development from theoretical and practical points of view. The treatment of ‘development as a discourse’ in this book can be helpful to cross-examine possibilities as well as consequences of development from multiple, contextual and synoptic points of view and also to locate changes in the meaning of development over time and space. The sixteen essays in the volume focus on five vital areas: (a) the discourse of development; (b) state, market and civil society; (c) gender and development; (d) science, environment and development; and (e) society, community and development.

The discussion not only raises certain critical issues on the subject today with particular reference to the Indian experience, it also suggests certain viable alternatives to resolve the impasse.

Thought-provoking and comprehensive, this volume will appeal to a vast readership, ranging from students of development studies, sociology, gender studies, political science, social work, social anthropology and cultural studies to professionals like development planners, policy makers, politicians and activists.

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About the Author / Editor

Biswajit Ghosh is Professor of Sociology at the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. Educated at University of Calcutta and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, he has worked on a breathtaking range of issues such as unorganised workers, industrial relations, gender violence, ethnicity, civil society, globalisation and population explosion. Some of his widely known books are “Trafficking in Women & Children, Child Marriage and Dowry: A Study for Action Plan in West Bengal and Delaying the Age of Marriage in Malda: A Document to Design Interventions for Changing Norms.” Currently, he is working on a book entitled “Industrial Structure and Labour Movement: Issues, Perspectives and Experiences of Organising the Unorganised Labour” and also editing a volume “Sociology in India”.

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