Development under Dualism and Digital Divide in Twenty-First Century India


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After first analysing the economic development processes of emerging Asian economies in general, this book explores the development implications of India’s seventy years (1947-2017) of socio-economic policy regimes. It discusses structural dualism and the digital divide, which it identifies as the major socio-economic structural elements of the Indian economy, along with the external forces of globalisation. Since the adoption of comprehensive economic reforms in 1991, India has been liberalising its economy, due in part to the rising pressures of globalisation. However, critics have argued that Indian liberalisation policy has aggravated unemployment, regional inequality and poverty, and also increased India’s external vulnerability. This book tests the validity of these arguments, and provides readers a deeper understanding of the structural and institutional elements of the articulation of Indian society. It also examines the paradoxical political and economic effects of the information and communication (ICT ) industry in India, due to the economic disparities between the beneficiaries of the ICT windfall and those unable to reap those benefits. Lastly, by investigating the integration of key traditional sectors into modern sectors, the book provides policy suggestions for tackling the sectoral and segmental disarticulation that currently characterises Indian society.




From Dualism to Unity in Quantum Physics


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Originally published in 1960, this book challenges the view that the principles of wave-particle duality, complementarity and uncertainty are fundamental to micro-mechanics.




The Relativity of Everything. A Philosophical Inquiry into Relativity, Complexity and Distributed Society.


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Given that everything in the world is relative, contemporary societal organization is based on social absolutes that are considered self-evident. This type of system invariably introduces central polarization into society, leading to class divisions, with transitions between the classes becoming increasingly difficult as polarization intensifies. Throughout human history, various forms of centrally polarized societies have been established, referred to by different names in different eras, such as slavery, feudalism, capitalism, or socialism. However, these societies can only endure as long as transitions between their social strata remain possible. Once these transitions become unattainable, the society inevitably crumbles. The escalating central polarization of society and its subsequent division become impediments to progress and development and can only be overcome through decentralization. Historically, transitions from one societal structure to another have resulted in a temporary decentralization of society. Nevertheless, the new societal structure invariably deteriorated due to the emergence of fresh central polarization, albeit founded on different polarization criteria. This book offers a deep exploration of the phenomena of relativity, complexity, and complexification, proposing a new approach to the critical analysis of capitalism as a societal structure. It elaborates on the foundational principles of distributed society as the only sustainable alternative to centrally polarized society.




Dynamics of Difference


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This original conceptualization provides insights into the role of inequality in the processes of change in rural India. It presents in-depth analyses and understanding of the nature and form of inequality, and its causes and consequences. The volume examines interpersonal, intergroup, and intrapersonal inequalities in the country’s rural transformation. Through research based on ethnographic, primary survey and secondary data methods, this multidimensional study discusses key themes such as normative and descriptive inequalities; class, caste and other identities; economic poverty; educational poverty; poverty in health; gendered poverty; inequality and power; the impact of migration; ethical issues and vulnerabilities; and suicidal consequences of inequality. It builds cohesive arguments, based on the development of several new indicators, to examine rural inequality. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of political economy, economics, development studies, development economics, sociology, public policy, political science, political sociology, and rural sociology.




Dualism in Transformation


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First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.




Dualism in Transformation


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First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.







The Dead Sea Scrolls at 60


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This volume constitutes the proceedings of the March 7, 2008 Ranieri Colloquium on Ancient Studies at New York University, dedicated to "The Dead Sea Scrolls at 60: The Scholarly Contributions of NYU Faculty and Alumni." These studies offer a sampling of the extensive research conducted by three generations of NYU faculty, students, and alumni, in a range of domains pertaining to the scrolls and documents discovered in the Judean Desert since 1947, including Hebrew language, religious thought, and law.







Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Transitions to Sustainability


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Demonstrating how a university can, in a very practical and pragmatic way, be re-envisioned through a transdisciplinary informed frame, this book shows how through an open and collegiate spirit of inquiry the most pressing and multifaceted issue of contemporary societal (un)sustainability can be addressed and understood in a way that transcends narrow disciplinary work. It also provides a practical exemplar of how far more meaningful deliberation, understandings and options for action in relation to contemporary sustainability-related crises can emerge than could otherwise be achieved. Indeed it helps demonstrate how only through a transdisciplinary ethos and approach can real progress be achieved. The fact that this can be done in parallel to (or perhaps underneath) the day-to-day business of the university serves to highlight how even micro seed initiatives can further the process of breaking down silos and reuniting C.P. Snow’s ‘two cultures’ after some four centuries of the relentless project of modernity. While much has been written and talked about with respect to both sustainability and transdisciplinarity, this book offers a pragmatic example which hopefully will signpost the ways others can, will and indeed must follow in our common quest for real progress.