Development, Ethnicity and Human Rights in South Asia

Reviews / Votes

`A provocative contribution to a growing literature.... I would recommend this book to scholars interested in South Asia for valuable insights into the mind-set and working ethos of the academic community, and for its timely warning to accept the challenges of honest scholarship that is unhindered either by ideological preconceptions or by petty considerations of careerism' - Contemporary South Asia



`Ross Mallick covers the three thorny issues of governance in South Asia today: the problem of development; the challenge posed by ethnic tensions; and the need to protect human rights... This is a useful book for graduate students studying the politics of the region in a comparative perspective' - International Affairs





`Ross Mallick's work is a well-grounded critique of official policies in removing the socio-economic inequalities from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.' - Asian Affairs





`This book is full of fascinating insights from the author's experiences as a consultant in the region.' - The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest





`The book promises to be useful for development practitioners as well as for readers concerned with development issues in South Asia. It gives a close view of selected developmental issues, and through them a glimpse of the challenge of South Asia for the development sector.' - Development in Practice