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1 online resource |
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I, the citizen -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- Understanding development -- Defining development and its path -- Who defines development? -- â#x80;#x9C;Will I get my firewood?â#x80;#x9D; and other questions -- Development with dignity -- Measuring development -- Innovation in the development sector -- Voices from the grassroots level -- An identity for Akkamma -- Leadership lessons from Kempaiah -- Learning from first generation school-goers -- The spirit of partnership -- Can you truly empower me? -- A lesson in self-reliance |
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Women, leadership and democracyGovernance, democracy and citizenship -- What does â#x80;#x98;good governanceâ#x80;#x99; mean to people? -- Empowered engagement versus enforced engagement -- Renegotiating citizenship -- Where everyone is a victim -- A social transformation led by Indiaâ#x80;#x99;s Prime Minister -- Information indeed is power â#x80;#x93; people and their right to information -- A walk for information, a walk for power -- A revelation of contradictions and hope -- Blending with the villages and their issues â#x80;#x93; some reflections -- Ningamani, the citizen |
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The cities and the villagesThe culmination, the new beginning -- Beyond the campaign -- Citizen engagement and the fight against corruption -- The reality of corruption -- Understanding corruption, and what it takes to fight it -- A nation rises against corruption -- From the streets of Mysuru -- The political dimensions of the campaign -- Citizen engagement towards making democracy work -- What is the will of the people? -- The onus is on the voter -- Making Democracy Work â#x80;#x93; The premise -- A peopleâ#x80;#x99;s view of free and fair elections |
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Making the right choiceShoring up the decaying political discourse -- The role of the manifesto -- Perspectives on policy -- Valuing life -- Malnutrition â#x80;#x93; a national shame -- FDI in retail â#x80;#x93; a death knell for Rathnamma -- Fighting poverty through the Right to Education Act -- Overcoming a poor understanding of poverty -- What does financial inclusion include? -- An unending movement -- The inception within -- The growth of a movement -- A battle for human rights -- A grassroots initiative for policy research and advocacy |
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""Making advocacy a community movement""""Epilogue: Citizen Engagement â#x80;#x93; Exemplars and Realities"" |
| Summary |
I, the Citizen is an attempt to understand citizen development and engagement. R. Balasubramaniam takes the reader through interpretations of development initiatives at the grassroots and what good governance means to ordinary people. He unravels the power of citizen engagement through his experiences of leading civil society campaigns against corruption and towards strengthening democratic participation of people. I, the Citizen also deals with the philosophical underpinnings of public policies, drawing from his on-the-ground experience as well as engagement with those in the higher echelons of policymaking and implementation. The last section of the book provides glimpses into milestones of a development movement, which Balu founded and led, milestones that are responsible for a continued faith in citizen engagement despite the hindering forces |
| Notes |
"First published in Mysuru, India in 2015 by Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement." |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
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Political participation -- India -- Tsundur
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Civics & Citizenship.
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Political participation
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017015447 |
| ISBN |
9781501712470 |
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1501712470 |
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9781501712463 |
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1501712462 |
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