Empowerment and Social Governance - Hardcover

Empowerment is the expansion of assets and capabilities of poor people to participate in, negotiate with, influence, control, and hold accountable institutions that affect their lives. Good governance can promote empowerment by encouraging the growth of civil liberties and countries with a high degree of empowerment in terms of civil liberties have low state capture. This book describes the relationship between empowerment and social governance and analyses recent developments in these areas. It will serve as a dependable reference tool to administrators, policy planners, students and social activists., About The Author:- Dr. Rashmi Pathak is a prolific author of two well-known works on Mahatama Phule and History of Freedom Movement. She has participated in several national seminars and presented her research papers., Contents:- Preface · Introduction · Empowerment Framework · ICT and Social Empowerment · Motivationals Objects of Empowerment · Women Empowerment · E-Governance: Emerging Trends · Crime: Threat to Social Governance · Bibliography · Index