About the Book
Much discussion and debate has been going on among academics and policy makers about issues related to nation building and political development, and the role of governance in providing services to the general public in the most efficient manner. The book is a step forward in this quest for good governance.
The present anthology, which is a tribute to Professor O.P. Dwivedi, reflects upon his broad scholarship in areas as diverse as public ethics, religion/spirituality and global environment. The book is divided into two parts — ethics of governance and environment and society, respectively, written specifically to celebrate Professor Dwivedi’s contribution to scholarship and intellectual discourse spanning more than four decades.
Contents
1. The Convergence of Citizen Distrust in Governments and Financial Institutions, and the Global Decline of Citizen Optimism and Confidence / Melchior D. Powell
2. Reinventing Good Governance / R.B. Jain
3. Indian Democracy / M.V. Naidu
4. A Wellspring of Opportunity / Tim A. Mau
5. My Land, My Niche and a Lost Home / Amita Singh
6. The Diasporic Identity and Globalization / Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay
7. Research and Development in Central Public Sector Enterprises / R.K. Mishra
8. Rural Development and Women Empowerment in India through MGNREGA / Deeptima Shukla
9. Governance and Water / Bruce Mitchell
10. The Trajectory of Environmental Justice in India / Kirit Patel and Kathryn Dey
11. Environment and Climate Change-Induced Natural Disasters in India / Vinod K. Sharma and A.D. Kaushik
12. Environment-Friendly Industrial Production and Green Product Usage / R.K. Trivedi
13. Global Sustainability in Indian Traditions / Christopher Key Chapple
14. Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah: May All Beings be Free from Affliction / B.N. Tiwari and Neelam Trivedi
15. Introducing Tulsi in Canada / Mukund R. Shukla and Praveen K. Saxena
16. Grassroots Innovations for Poverty Alleviation / Anil K. Gupta
17. A Thousand Small Windows / Jane Dougan
About the Author / Editor
Neelam Trivedi, is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Sanskrit at Dayanand Girls Post Graduate College, Kanpur (India). She has published three books and 38 research papers and articles in reputed international and national journals.
Tim A. Mau, D.Phil (Oxford) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph, where he teaches primarily in the area of public management and administration. His current research interests lie in the area of political and public sector leadership.
Dhirendra Vajpeyi, is Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa. He has authored, co-authored and edited 16 books and numerous articles. He has lectured at universities in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Russia; People’s Republic of China; Nigeria; Chile; and Klagenfurt, Austria.
Srinath Prasad Dwivedi, has taught undergraduate classes both in India and Canada. He has organized and participated in several national and international conferences on literature, interfaith, peace and religion. He has published five books and more than 100 essays and articles.
