Governance, conflict and development in South Asia : perspectives from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka / edited by Siri Hettige, Eva Gerharz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface Introduction: Governance, Development and Conflict in South Asia - Siri Hettige and Eva Gerharz I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE 'Participation' and 'Empowerment' in the Development Discourse: Rethinking Key Concepts - Ravinder Kaur and Vinod K Jairath The Idea of Development as Governance: India in the First Decade of Independence - Dilip M Menon II: EXPERIENCING DEVELOPMENT AND CONFLICT AT NATIONAL LEVEL Governance and Development in Post-Independence Sri Lanka - Siri Hettige Rituals of Democracy and Development in Nepal - David N Gellner III: GOVERNANCE, CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT: EXPERIENCE AT THE GRASSROOTS Negotiating a Dual Governance System during the Conflict in Nepal - Natalie Hicks Empowerment of Excluded Groups: Local Democracy and Social Change in Rural Odisha, Eastern India - B B Mohanty Between Order and Chaos: Jaffna's Local Images of Governance during Conflict - Eva Gerharz IV: IDEAS AND INTERESTS IN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN CONFLICT-RIDDEN SOCIETIES Economic Growth to Conflict Mitigation: Changing Aid Strategies of Nepal's Donors - Acharya Laxman Good Governance and Development in a Shrinking Local Policy Space: GATS and Service Sector Reforms - Dileepa Witharana Glossary Index

Analyses on how the processes of governance, development and conflict are inter-connected!