ABOUT THE BOOK
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In the era of globalisation, the state changes
its nature according to global forces. The focus of the state is more on
the regulatory and controlling functions. So, the nature of the state has to
continuously undergo change. The welfare state, as an institution,
guarantees social welfare and social justice to the deprived groups, but
globalisation has not only threatened it but also made it weak. In the
contemporary context, the social welfare agenda has been taken over by
non-state organisations that need to be carefully critiqued. The older theories
of state, which are either inadequate or inapplicable, today cannot cover the
new developments that have taken place in the era of globalisation and
therefore they have to be reviewed, specifically in the contemporary context.
Globalisation has not only affected the state but also influenced the public
policy to a great extent. It has challenged the nature of public policy by
summoning a series of non-negotiable, external and largely economic imperatives
that must be appeased in a technically proficient manner if good economic
performance is to be maintained at the cost of democratic accountability.
Globalisation necessitates a certain privatisation and technicisation of public
policy, rendering it publicly less accountable. The public character of public
policy is potentially seen as a casualty of globalisation. The neo-liberal
economy has further compounded unevenness and inequality in society. In the
light of these changes, we need to rethink these aspects of public
policy.
The book deals with the contemporary debate on state
and public policy and the changing dimensions of public policy. It brings out
the contemporary perspectives on public policy and the challenges of the state
in the new global era. The book is divided in four parts: State and Public
Policy in the New Global Era; Governmental Policies and Experiences; Public
Policy, Decentralisation and Development and Gender and Policy Intervention.
ABOUT Author
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Dr
Kamlesh Gupta has worked as a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the Rajiv
Gandhi Chair in Contemporary Studies, University of Allahabad, Allahabad (UP).
He has eight years teaching experience at SOS Political Science &
Public Administration, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (MP). Dr Gupta has also
worked as a Programme Officer at Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (UP). He
received the Rajeev Gandhi Molik Pustak Lekhan Protsahan Puruskar from the
President of India in 2015. His research areas include
Contemporary Issues of Public Administration, Issues of Public Policy and Development
and Democratic Decentralisation. His major publications include Teaching and
Research Aptitude (2006), Shri Aurovindo: Mentor of New Society (2007), Recent
Trends in Decentralisation (2009), Changing Dimension of Social Justice in the
New Global Era: Indian Experiences (edited with others, 2013), Public
Administration: Contemporary Issues (2013), District Administration in India
(2014), Social Movements and State in New Global Era (ed., 2015) and more than
30 research papers published in various journals of national and international
repute.