South Asia 2060 (eBook, PDF)

Envisioning Regional Futures
Redaktion: Najam, Adil; Yusuf, Moeed

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Produktbeschreibung

"South Asia 2060" is a dialogue between 47 thought leaders, ranging from policymakers to academics to civil society activists and visionaries from across South Asia and the world, on the likely longer-range trajectories of South Asia's future as a region. The collection explores how South Asia's regional future will impact the rest of the world while also shedding light on its present condition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857280770
• Artikelnr.: 44360923

Autorenporträt

Adil Najam is vice chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan, professor of international relations at Boston University, USA, and the former director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University.  Moeed Yusuf is the South Asia adviser at the Center for Conflict Management, United States Institute of Peace.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction Imagining South Asian Futures -  Moeed Yusuf and Adil Najam
SECTION I: SOUTH ASIA AS A REGION: Chapter 1: Prisoners or Masters of Destiny? - Ramesh Thakur
Chapter 2: South Asian Futures: Three Scenarios - Stephen P. Cohen and Jacob Friedman
Chapter 3: Federalism on the Road: Region and Regionalism - Kanak Mani Dixit
Chapter 4: Diversity in South Asia - John Thomson
Chapter 5: Future's Past - Manan Ahmed Asif
SECTION II: STATE RELATIONS: Chapter 6: The Future of Democracy - Jalal Alamgir
Chapter 7: Conflict and Reconciliation: Three Scenarios - Amitabh Mattoo
Chapter 8: Religion and State Formation - Najeeb Jung
Chapter 9: Will South Asia Still Be Terrorism's Center of Gravity? - William Milam
Chapter 10: Speculations on Nuclear South Asia - Pervez A. Hoodbhoy and Zia Mian
Chapter 11: Nuclear Risk: Overstated or Underrated? - Hilary Synnott
Chapter 12: The Shadow of the India-Pakistan Stalemate - Maleeha Lodhi
Chapter 13: Regional Integration - Lhaba Tshering
Chapter 14: The Future of Integration - Nihal Rodrigo
Chapter 15: The Giant Neighbor: Why is China Important? - Manu Bhaskaran
SECTION III: DEVELOPMENT: Chapter 16: South Asian Economy in 2060 -   Ishrat Husain
Chapter 17: Economic Futures: Challenges Ahead - A. K. Enamul Haque
Chapter 18: South Asia in the Asian Economy: Struggling  to Overcome History - Amitendu Palit
Chapter 19: Globalization and South Asia - Sanjoy Chakravorty
Chapter 20: Trade Relations: Some Predictions and Lessons - Pradeep S. Mehta and Niru Yadav
Chapter 21: Urban Policy for Environmental Quality and Well-Being - Madhav G. Badami and Murtaza Haider
Chapter 22: Urban Futures, Urban Challenges - Syed Abu Hasnath
Chapter 23: Water Security: Risks and Responses - John Briscoe
Chapter 24: Agriculture and Food Security - M. E. Tusneem
Chapter 25: Meeting Electric Power Demand in South Asia - Rajan Gupta and Harihar Shankar
Chapter 26: E-South Asia: A Social Science Fiction - Rohan Samarajiva
SECTION IV: HUMAN WELL-BEING: Chapter 27: Population Dynamics, Economic Prospects and Regional Coherence - David E. Bloom and Larry Rosenberg
Chapter 28: Towards Cooperation for Poverty Reduction? - Safiya Aftab
Chapter 29: Health Challenges - Gerald T. Keusch and Pramilla Senanayake
Chapter 30: Regional Disease Dynamics - Chalinda D. Weerasinghe
Chapter 31: Education: Time Bomb or Silver Bullet? - Jamshed Bharucha
Chapter 32: Scholarship in and on South Asia - Ali Riaz
Chapter 33: Rights and Justice: A Prospective View - Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Chapter 34: Patriarchy, Power and Paradox: Dreaming Gender Equality and Development - Shahla Haeri and Brenda Gael McSweeney
Chapter 35: Women in South Asia - Anita M. Weiss
Chapter 36: Media: New Trends, Old Problems - Beena Sarwar
Chapter 37: Sports: Passion and Industry - Saad Shafqat
About the Authors
Bibliography
Index