The Anti-Politics Machine in India

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Author: Vasudha ChhotrayISBN: 9780857287670Publisher: Anthem PressYear first published: 01 Mar 2011Pages: 280 Format: HardbackThis book assesses the validity of 'anti-politics' cri tiques of development, first popularised by James Ferguson, in the peculiar context of India. It examines the new context provided by decentralization of state functioning where keeping politics out of development (development as the anti-politics machine) can no longer be taken for granted. The case of a highly technocratic state watershed development programme that also seeks to be participatory is used to illustrate the tensions between prescriptive development policy and a growing political democracy. Show more