democracy in contemporary India, and shows how the demands of globalized capitalism has subjugated billions of people to the …"This series of essays examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India. The book also shows how the demands … are ghosts nearly everywhere you look in India. India is a nation of 1.2 billion, but the country's 100 richest people own …

. Democracy and Globalization -- 1. Ele Bele: The Subversion of Democracy -- 2. The Retreat of Global Democracy -- 3. Child Labour …, Santalpur Taluka: Debating Globalization -- 12. India at Fifty and the Road Ahead -- 13. The Indian Economy: Take-Off and …'The Retreat of Democracy' presents an expanded and reworked selection of Basu's best journalistic writings on …

legal rights for gay men, GDP per capita, democracy and economic globalization tend to benefit gays, primarily by shaping …

thus supports the notion that there is a positive relationship between democracy and economic growth. …

cooperation, equality, self-determination and democracy, exist and are taking shape in many parts of the world. These forms …-capitalist alternatives. The first chapter provides an overview of recent discourses on possible alternatives to neoliberal globalization and …