Programs that induce citizen participation to improve the quality of government at the local level are the subjects of large amounts of funding and intense debate. This paper combines a randomized control trial of a citizenship training and facilitation program in rural India, with an in-depth,...

Introduction: building stories -- Routes of accumulation -- Speculating on Indian futures -- The India story -- Betting on the future -- Constructing consumer India -- Conflict and commensuration -- Transparency and control -- Developers' quest for credibility and capital -- Quality projects I:...

Introduction: Kala pani crossings : India in conversation / Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Judith Misrahi-Barak -- Theorizing the troubled black waters / Vijay Mishra -- Moving beyond the memory question : narratives of South Asian indenture, global memory capitalism and its discontents / Nandini Dhar --...

The books presents the study undertaken by the ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) on India’s cultural links with Southeast Asia, with particular reference to historical and contemporary dimensions. The book traces ancient trade and...