Economic Democracy through Pro Poor Growth
- Ponna Wignaraja - South Asian Perspectives Network Association
- Susil Sirivardana - South Asian Perspectives Network Association
- Akmal Hussain
Development Economics
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The collection presents an alternative school of thought which has been evolved by scholars and activists over decades, in which the poor are presented not as the problem but as an essential resource. Among this volume’s distinguishing ideas are: a new role for the poor, raising mass consciousness, a core methodology for transformation, restructuring the state, pro-poor partnerships for all social constituencies, insistence on holism and values, learning from the poor and new social movements, and eschewing a priori thinking. This perspective powerfully argues the validity and feasibility of sustainable and transformative societal change.
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The compilation is rich in lucidly presented case studies and illustrative examples. The strategies advocated would catalyse the process of achieving political and economic democracy at the grassroots and facilitate sustainable development. They would also help in the democratization of the phase of transition and growth. This work is an excellent reference source for development economists and students, researchers and faculty studying governance, poverty and human rights, and issues of security and human rights.
Through a series of illustrative case studies drawn from the field across five different countries in South Asia , this book offers a refreshing alternative perspective of economic development that seeks to convince the reader of the feasibility of a world that one would commonly disregard as utopian…. This book will be an important addition to the ongoing discussion on correcting the asymmetric and polarized growth patterns stemming from the adoption of “mainstream” economic ideologies.
The present book gives an in-depth account of the importance of economic democracy as an integral part of the holistic approach in the South Asian region. It is of the view that with such large numbers of efficient poor in South Asia as valuable human resource, they can effectively contribute to the growth process as subjects of development instead of passive objects of development. It should serve as an important source as it provides a wealth of information about linking political democracy with economic democracy in the South Asian region and for that a list of selected references has also been given by every author in their respective chapters.
