S. Narayan

The Dravidian Years

Politics and Welfare in Tamil Nadu

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An insider's view of fifty years of rule in Tamil Nadu by the DMK and the AIADMK, Dravidian parties that started off on a platform of social justice, social reform, and empowerment, and have now morphed into political machines using social welfare labels as political tools for electoral victories. The author was an IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre who witnessed the social changes brought about by successive governments. The book narrates the sequence of events insuccessive administrations to implement this agenda, and argues that a combination of people, politics, and administrative efficiency made this possible.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 147mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780199488179
• ISBN-10: 0199488177
• Artikelnr.: 53540447

Autorenporträt

S. Narayan, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

Inhaltsangabe

* Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Social Reforms Movement: Early Years
Chapter 3: DMK and Social Change 1967-77
Chapter 4: Social Welfare and MGR (1977-87)
Chapter 5: Politics of Welfare-The Noon Meal Programme, a Case Study
Chapter 6: Case Study of TINP, an Externally Funded Programme
Chapter 7: AIADMK after MGR-Jayalalithaa and Welfare
Chapter 8: Welfare as Politics: The Post-1996 Scenario
Chapter 9: 2006 to 2016: Freebies for Votes
Chapter 10: Looking at the Future
References
About the Author