Dravidian years : politics and welfare in Tamil Nadu

By:

Narayan, S

Publication details: Oxford University Press 2018 New DelhiDescription: ix, 262pISBN:

9780199488179

Subject(s):

Politics and government -- Ramaccantiran, Em. Ji., 1917-1987 -- Jeyalalitā, 1948-2016 -- Karuṇaniti, Kalainar Mu., 1924-2018 -- Tamil Nadu -- India
Political parties -- Social conditions -- Social movements -- Tamil Nadu -- India

DDC classification:

954.8204 NAR-D

Summary: Among all Indian states, economic and social development in Tamil Nadu has been uniquely characterized by the political ideologies of the Dravidian parties that have ruled the state from 1967. Starting from a platform of social reform and social justice, the parties have effectively transformed institutions and structures in the state to deliver a social welfare agenda, with the full support of the bureaucracy. The book chronicles the history of the social reform movement, and how these ideas were implemented in policy and through programmes to bring about fundamental changes in institutions of governance and delivery of welfare. Case studies of selected programmes illustrate this development.

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Among all Indian states, economic and social development in Tamil Nadu has been uniquely characterized by the political ideologies of the Dravidian parties that have ruled the state from 1967. Starting from a platform of social reform and social justice, the parties have effectively transformed institutions and structures in the state to deliver a social welfare agenda, with the full support of the bureaucracy. The book chronicles the history of the social reform movement, and how these ideas were implemented in policy and through programmes to bring about fundamental changes in institutions of governance and delivery of welfare. Case studies of selected programmes illustrate this development.

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