1st Edition
Democratizing Development The Politics of Equity, Rights and Social Justice
List of figures. Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Contesting Development, Reimagining Democracy: Grassroots Social Movements 3. Fishing Rights in Chilika Lake: Political Economy of Profit Vs. Moral Economy of Provision 4. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act: Access and Inclusion 5. Participatory Governance, Dalit Mobilization and Social Justice: The Paradoxes of Development and Democracy 6. Joint Forest Management: The Making and Unmaking of Participation 7. The Kol Resistance: Mobilization for Land Rights as Distributive Justice 8. Conclusions. Index.
Biography
Ranjita Mohanty is an Indian sociologist and social anthropologist. She researches development, social movements, social policies, and governance. Her research lies at the intersection of theory, practice and policy. She has worked in the research spaces of universities, think tanks and development organizations. She has taught in India and South Africa. She has held academic positions, and has been a recipient of fellowships, including a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship. She has published extensively, including books. She resides in New Delhi.
