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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Prashant Sharma (Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.640kg ISBN: 9781138802179ISBN 10: 1138802174 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 09 October 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPrologue 1. Democratic Deepening and the Right to Information 2. The Dominant Narrative 3.Digging Up the Grassroots 4.Opening Up the Government 5.The Foreign Hand 6.How Deep is My Democracy?ReviewsSharma provides valuable insights and provocations, not only on the RTI in India but also on the notion of access to information more broadly. [...] This book will be of significance to people interested in ex ante policymaking processes, in South Asian law and politics, and in social movements and civil society. Gaia von Hatzfeldt, University of Edinburgh, in Governance, Vol 29, issue 3. Prashant Sharma's book provides the reader with a fresh perspective on the emergence of the RTI Act and on the different actors and locations involved in the process of drafting and enactment. [...] Overall, Sharma sets out the argument of the book very clearly. There is a lot of detail, particularly in the chapters on the role of the state and the international context, which adds to our understanding of the emergence of the RTI in India. [The book] contributes to an ongoing debate, particularly in light of the implications of its critique of the potential of grassroots movement politics [...]. Martin Webb, Goldsmiths, University of London, in Pacific Affairs Author InformationPrashant Sharma is a Global Fellow at the Open Society Foundations, New York and is currently conducting research on the accountability of public--private partnerships. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Geneva and is associated with the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), University of Lausanne. He did his PhD at the London School of Economics and Political Science and has also studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London; Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi; and the University of Delhi. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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