CONTENTS : List of Tables vii List of Figures x Preface xi Section I: Conceptual Spectrum 1.Globalisation, Governance Reforms and Development: An Introduction Kameshwar Choudhary 3 2.Globalisation and Reorganisation of Institutional Space: Meaning for Democracy and People's Rights Dolly Arora 80 3.A Democratic Deficit: Citizenship and Governance in the Era of Globalisation Niraja Gopal Jayal 97 Section II: State-level Reforms and Development 4.Governance Reforms and Development in Gujarat 115 Kameshwar Choudhary 5.Governance Reforms and Development in Andhra Pradesh: Viewing through Rural Prism G. Krishna Reddy 161 6.Governance Reforms and Development in Kerala in the Context of Globalisation K. Ramachandran Nair 181 7.Social Base of Reform Attempts in Bihar Shaibal Gupta 212 Section III: Social Dimensions 8.Caste, Class and Globalisation: Continuity and Change K.L. Sharma 241 9. Globalisation and Agriculture: 'Crises' of Farming in Contemporary Punjab Surinder S. Jodhka 259 10. Globalisation, Governance and Labour Sharit K. Bhowmik 281 11. Governance and Development in the Era of Globalisation: Understanding Exclusion and Assertion of Dalits in India Vivek Kumar 302 12. Governance, Reforms and Development: Scheduled Tribes in India in the Era of Globalisation Prakash Louis 332 13. Retreat to Governance under Globalisation: Lessons from the Poverty Eradication Experience in Orissa Manoranjan Mohanty 360 14. Globalisation, the Indian Diaspora and its Governance: Issues, Expectations and Solutions Ravindra K. Jain 375 Section IV: Cultural Dimensions 15. Globalisation and Information Society: Cultural Dimensions and Governance Reforms with Reference to Print Media J.S. Yadav 399 16. Communicating Culture and Culture of Communications: A Study of Indian Television Biswajit Das 424 17. Globalisation, Culture and Information Communication Technology in India Santosh Panda 443 Section V: Political Dimensions 18. Globalisation and the State in India Vidhu Verma 465 19. Health in India in the Age of Globalised Governance: Some Issues MohanRao 491 20. Modernity, Nation-building and Globalisation: An Indian Anxiety Anand Kumar 522 About the Editor and Contributors 536 Index ..