Globalisation/ liberalisation and structural adjustment have created tumultuous change in every aspect of the society irrespective of its affluence and poverty. The concept of "Statism" does not find its old status in the new context as the responsibility of the state has to be reduced and moreover the individuals have to take up more responsibilities for the growth and development of the society. Thus individual’s role become imperative in all dimensions when the collectivity is at work. The development process initiated by the state has not yielded good results especially in the Third World countries as the state has usurped the responsibilities of the people and thereby the state has developed a dependency syndrome among the people. This work opens up a new dimension in the analysis of governance in the era of market economy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR G Palanithurai
G. Palanithurai teaches Political Science and Development Administration at the Post-Graduate level in Rural University, Gandhigram. Tamil Nadu, Currently he is the chairman of the Department of Politics and Public Administration. He has a number of books to his credit. Some of the important titles include Reaction and Response in Legislature, Role Perception of Legislators, A Comparative Analysis of Political Performance of DMK and AIADMK, Perspectives on Indian Regionalism,Ethnic Movement in India: Theory and Practice, Dynamics of Tamil Nadu Politics in Sri Lankan Ethnicity, Indian Polity: Myth and Reality and Management of ethnic Conflict in India and Canada He has written extensively in national and international Journals on Legislative Behaviour and Ethnicity. He has completed a major research project funded by ICSSR besides other minor projects. He was awarded Shastri Indo Canadian Institute fellowship to visit Canada and the US to write a book on Ethnic Conflict Management in Canada and India. He has undertaken major project entitled, Strategies to stimulate upward Social Mobility, with The Mother's Service Society, Pondicherry. He is actively involved in the thinktank group in Tamil Nadu to prepare an Agenda for 21st Century, Tamil Nadu. He is a life member of various professional associations.
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