Institutional Change and Power Asymmetry in the Context of Rural India

This book explains how to bring about institutional change and foster new institutional structures (institution building) by resolving power inequities in a rural ecosystem in India, and advocates the identification of an appropriate institutional champion to make this happen. The book develops a po...

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Main Author: Patnaik, Amar (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan , 2019
Series:SpringerLink Bücher
Springer eBook Collection
Subjects:
Odisha
Ländlicher Raum
Macht
Asymmetrie
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Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Institutional change and power asymmetry in the context of rural India
Author Notes:by Amar Patnaik
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Summary:This book explains how to bring about institutional change and foster new institutional structures (institution building) by resolving power inequities in a rural ecosystem in India, and advocates the identification of an appropriate institutional champion to make this happen. The book develops a power-asymmetry-based framework and argues that a champion with the right attributes and the 'ability’ to 'convene' people over a social issue can only succeed if he/she can resolve or reduce the deep-rooted societal power asymmetries within that community. It also presents four case studies that indicate how such social change is typically spread over a long period of time
Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Literature Review and Experiential Observations -- Chapter 3 Ex-ante Framework & Research Questions -- Chapter 4 Research Methodology, Design and Methods -- Chapter 5 Emerging Framework & Model -- Chapter 6 Description and Analyses of the Cases -- Case I: The Thaku Ma of Tambakhuri - Bharati Kabi -- Case II: Total sanitation success of Bahalpur - Kumari Sahoo -- Case III : Aparajita, the architect of child rights at Bolaniposi -- Case IV: Bastina banishes alcoholism from Dasingbadi -- Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusions and significance of study -- Chapter 8 Limitations of the study and Future research
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (XXVII, 344 p. 31 illus, online resource)
ISBN:9789811313011

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